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Revere assessor outlines veterans property and excise tax exemptions and the 'up to double' option
Summary
Dana Brangioforti summarized available veterans exemptions (clauses 22, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, 22h), dollar amounts, qualifying criteria, application window (July 1–April 1) and a provision allowing cities to double exemptions up to a cap to insulate veterans from year‑to‑year tax increases.
Dana Brangioforti, chairman of the Board of Assessors, presented the city’s package of veterans property and vehicle tax exemptions to the council and summarized eligibility and application timing.
Brangioforti listed specific clauses and current exemption amounts cited in the presentation: clause 22 ($412), clause 22a ($772), clause 22b ($1,286), clause 22c ($1,544), clause 22d (full exemption for surviving spouses in specified circumstances), clause 22e ($1,029 for 100% war‑related disability), clause 22f (full exemption for paraplegic service‑connected disability) and clause 22h (full exemption for eligible surviving parents). He said applicants must meet ownership and domicile rules and provide DD‑214 and VA award letters to prove disability percentages where relevant.
Brangioforti explained a post‑Heroes Act option allowing municipalities to double exemptions under chapter 59 §5C½ 'up to double' to offset annual tax increases for recipients. "It's up to double," he said, clarifying that the actual doubled amount depends on how the recipient’s tax bill changes year to year and is not an automatic guaranteed flat doubling for every recipient.
He also noted a motor vehicle excise tax exemption available for veterans with a 100% VA disability and mentioned a veterans work‑for‑credit program run through the Veteran Service Department that offers up to $1,000 credit for defined hours of eligible work.
Ending: Brangioforti said the application period opens July 1 and closes April 1 each year and that the assessor’s office will continue to prefill renewal applications for prior recipients to ease the process.
