Motor Vehicle Excise Exemption Available to 100% Disabled Veterans
August 8, 2024 Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed veterans’ legislation known as the HERO Act: An Act Honoring, Empowering, and Recognizing our Servicemembers and Veterans. Included in the Act is an expansion of a previously existing motor vehicle excise tax exemption for some veterans who by a decision of the Medical Advisory Board were declared eligible for motor vehicle excise tax exemption. G.L. c. 60A, § 1, Section 24 changes how eligibility for the motor vehicle exemption for a veteran with a service-connected disability is established. The change to the exemption provision now allows for a veteran with a 100% disability rating or a veteran deemed unemployable due to their service connected disability to be eligible for motor vehicle excise exemption.
This change is effective presently beginning with calendar year 2024 excise. Qualifying veterans may be eligible for one vehicle excise tax exemption each year starting with calendar year 2024 excise.
- Documentation from the VA indicating the percent of disability must be furnished in the first year of application, and an application for abatement must be filed each excise year.
- If the qualifying veteran owns or leases more than one vehicle, they must decide on which vehicle they wish to apply for exemption, and indicate that on the abatement application.
- Abatement applications must be returned to: Assessors Office, 278 Old Sudbury Rd., Sudbury, MA 01776
- Please reach out with questions to gerryc@sudbury.ma.us or phone 978-639-3395.
