Saturday, April 19, 2014

Proposed Legislation Impacts Spouses Of Veterans

04/19/2014

HARRISBURG – A bill has been introduced allowing spouses of disabled veterans to receive a real estate tax exemption should the veteran become deceased before being deemed fully disabled and eligible. Currently, veterans who are injured during active duty service and are no longer able to perform their duties are subject to an evaluation period, in which it is determined whether they are able to perform any other duties within the military or are deemed to be 100% disabled. However, should they die as a result of their injury or disability before the evaluation period is complete, their spouse does not qualify for the real estate tax exemption they would have otherwise received. The legislation would allow the spouse to receive the tax exemption if the Veterans Administration determines that the veteran would have been deemed 100% disabled had they survived the entire evaluation period, and if the veteran died as result of the injury or disability. House Bill 2187 was referred to the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.


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