The Town of Simsbury has some important deadlines coming up for those who may qualify for myriad tax exemptions and/or declarations.
Town of Simsbury
SIMSBURY, CT — Residents who qualify for certain tax exemptions have some important deadlines coming up.
The Simsbury Tax Assessor's office this week released a list of stipulations and deadlines those seeking a break on their taxes must abide by.
They are for the following:
Veterans
All veterans who have not yet filed their discharge paperwork with the Simsbury Town Clerk need to do so by Sept. 30 to determine if they qualify for an exemption on the 2025 Grand List.
Any veterans with a VA disability awarded to them should also file their VA disability letter with the assessor's office to determine which exemption they may qualify for.
"Be aware that if you are 100 percent permanent and totally disabled with the VA, there is an additional application that must be filled out and filed with us by Jan. 1, 2026, to receive the exemption on the Grand List of 2025, which requires your July 2025 letter of disability you received from the VA," wrote the town in an announcement.
Veterans who need or want to apply to the additional veteran program based on income must file applications by Oct. 1 and should include their income information for 2024.
Totally Disabled and Blind Persons
Totally disabled persons who have not filed their SSA Award letter with the assessor must file this by Oct. 1,to be eligible for the exemption on the Grand List 2025.
Once this paperwork is filed, they do not need to file again.
Blind persons who have not yet filed their Certification of Blindness from the State of Connecticut Board of Education and services for the blind with the assessor must file it by Oct. 1, to be eligible for the Grand List 2025.
Once this paperwork is filed, they do not need to file again.
PA 490
For those who are looking for a PA 490 exemption, the application period is from Sept. 1 through Oct. 31.
"You must have your application and all pertinent documents into our office by Oct. 31, 2025 in order to be considered for eligibility for the Grand List of 2025," wrote the town.
For a forestry designation, the state forester report needs to be done by Oct. 1, determining your property as forest, and then your application to the assessor needs to be filed by Oct. 31.
2025 Personal Property Assessments
All persons who, as of Oct. 1, 2025, are conducting any type of business must complete and file a Personal Property Declaration with the Assessor’s Office no later than November 3, 2025.
This includes home-based business and remote employees, farmers, owners of non-registered motor vehicles, or owners of non-Connecticut-registered motor vehicles, or owners of horses and/or ponies.
Refer to the Simsbury Assessor’s Office webpage at www.simsbury-ct.gov/assessor/pponline for additional information or to access a 2025 Personal Property Declaration.