PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION APPLICATION DEADLINES EXTENDED

Governor Janet Mills signed an Executive Order extending the April 1, 2020 application deadline for certain property tax exemptions.  The Executive Order was signed pursuant to the civil emergency proclamation, signed by the Governor on March 15, 2020.  
 
Ordinarily, applications for certain property tax exemptions would be submitted by April 1 to be effective for a municipality’s property tax commitment.  Now, the Executive Order extends the April 1, 2020 deadline to either the commitment date of the municipality or 30 days after the termination of the declared emergency, whichever occurs first.  The extended application deadline includes the following property tax exemptions: Property of Institutions and Organizations (36 M.R.S. § 652); Estates of Veterans (36 M.R.S. § 653(1)(G)); Solar and Wind Energy Equipment (36 M.R.S. §§ 655(1)(U) and 656(1)(K)); Exemption of Homesteads (36 M.R.S. § 684(1)); and Exemption of Business Equipment (“BETE”) (36 M.R.S. § 693(1)). 
 
The Executive Order remains in effect until amended or rescinded.  If you have any questions about the extended deadline, please contact your municipal assessor or the Property Tax Division of Maine Revenue Services at (207) 624-5600

Do you qualify for a Maine Homestead Tax Exemption?

The application is the same throughout the state. 

1) Complete your form and drop it in the mail to: 24 Main Street, Gray ME 04039
2) Put it in the Dropbox located at the front door of the Gray Town Office.
3)Take a photo of your completed application and e-mail it to btubbs@graymaine.org.

Wondering if you already have a homestead exemption? Call us at (207) 657-3339 ext. 123, leave a message and someone will get back to you.

(If you received a $104 check from the State of Maine as part of the Governor’s package, then you had a Homestead Exemption last year).

Forms are available on the Maine Revenue Services website here.