Veteran Deductions

Veteran or Surviving Spouse / Domestic Partner of Veteran or Serviceperson

Download claim form (PDF) from NJ Division of Taxation

Annual deduction of up to $250 from property taxes due for qualified war veterans or a veterans who served in peacekeeping missions and operations. This deduction also is available to a surviving spouse/civil union/domestic partner who has not remarried.

Please attach copies of:

(1)   DD214 Service Record Forms and

(2)   Certificate of Honorable Discharge or Release

(3)   Supplemental Form for Peacekeeping Missions & Operations (PDF)


Disabled Veteran or Surviving Spouse of Disabled Veteran or Serviceperson Tax Exemption

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Full exemption from property taxes on a principal residence for certain totally and permanently disabled war veterans and veterans who served in peacekeeping missions and operations. This exemption also is available to a surviving spouse/civil union/domestic partner who has not remarried.

Please attach copies of:

(1)  DD214 and Honorable Discharge; and

(2) Official letter from the Veterans Administration stating Veteran is 100% permanently & totally disabled.