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Nonprofit leaders urge retroactive relief after missed-exemption filings; assessors warn of constitutional, procedural limits
Summary
House Bill 426 would allow some nonprofits to receive retroactive property tax exemptions for prior years when filing deadlines were missed for reasons of "accident, mistake or misfortune;" nonprofits described cases where late filings triggered large bills while assessors warned about retroactivity and legal limits.
House Bill 426, heard Feb. 4, would permit municipalities to accept previously late applications for nonprofit property-tax exemptions dating back to a specified prior tax year, allowing boards of selectmen to grant relief where organizations missed filing deadlines because of "accident, mistake or misfortune." Representative John McDonald, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure is intended to address nonprofits that miss the A‑9/A‑12 filing deadlines and face full tax bills without any opportunity for…
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