Deadline to apply for Surviving Spouses of Military Service Members, Property Tax Credit - October 1

Benefit from a Property Tax Credit Recently Expanded for Surviving Spouses of Retired Military Services Members. 

On July 30, the County Council unanimously voted to enact Expedited Bill 21-19, Property Tax Credit - Elderly Individuals and Retired Military Services Member - Surviving Spouse. This bill expands the property tax credit for surviving spouses of retired military services members. Under Bill 21-19, a surviving spouse would be eligible for the credit if:

• the individual is a surviving spouse of a retired member of the uniformed services, the military reserves, or the national guard; and
• the surviving spouse is at least 65 years old; and
• the surviving spouse has not remarried.

Eligible individuals can apply at the Department of Finance’s website. 

The deadline to apply for the property tax credit is October 1, 2019.
To access the application and for more information visit: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Finance/bill-42-16.html The Council staff report for Expedited Bill 21-19 can be viewed here.