(a) Any municipality, upon approval by its legislative body, may provide that any person entitled to the exemption from property tax applicable to the assessed value of property up to the amount of one thousand dollars, as provided under subdivision (55) of section 12-81, shall be entitled to an additional exemption from such tax in an amount up to one thousand dollars of such assessed value, provided such person's qualifying income does not exceed the applicable maximum amount as provided under section 12-81l.

(b) Any person submitting a claim for the additional exemption as provided under subsection (a) of this section shall be required to file an application, on a form prepared for such purpose by the assessor, not later than the date of the assessment list with respect to which such additional exemption is claimed. Each such application shall include a copy of such person's federal income tax return, or in the event a return is not filed, such evidence related to income as may be required by the assessor for the tax year of such person ending immediately prior to the approval of a claim for such additional exemption.

(P.A. 85-294, S. 1, 2; P.A. 87-404, S. 4, 11.)

History: P.A. 85-294 effective June 4, 1985, and applicable to the assessment year in any municipality commencing October 1, 1985, and thereafter; P.A. 87-404 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting the specific description of qualifying income requirements and substituted in lieu thereof a reference to Sec. 12-81l as containing the qualifying income requirements, effective June 26, 1987, and applicable to the assessment year in any municipality commencing October 1, 1987, and each assessment year thereafter.

See Sec. 12-94a re state reimbursement for loss of tax revenue from totally disabled persons.