For this exemption, please bring or mail the following information to the Assessor's Office:

1. CLAUSE 17D Exemption Form
2. A copy of your last Federal and State Tax return or complete form 4506-T if you do not file a tax return.
3. Value of all assets* owned on July 1st of the current year.  Please bring in documentation to verify all assets.

*Assets include savings accounts, checking accounts, CD’S, IRA’S, 401K’S, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, motor vehicles, second homes, etc., but do not include the value of your home (domicile).

For any additional questions about the Exemption process or forms, please contact the Assessor's Office at 508-543-1215.

You may be able to reduce all or a portion of the taxes assess on your property if you*:

1. Are called into active military service, OR
2. You are older and suffer some physical or mental illness, disability, or impairment

_{*Qualifications are established by The Board of Assessors and more detailed information may be obtained by the Assessor’s Office.}

To apply, please bring or mail the following form to the Assessor's Office: Clause 18 Hardship Exemption Form

For any additional questions about the Exemption process or forms, please contact the Assessor's Office at 508-543-1215.

Please note that there are a variety of Veteran Exemptions available. To see a list of complete guidelines you may refer to Mass.gov's Guide to Real Estate Tax Exemptions for Qualifying Veterans

To apply, please bring or mail the following form to the Assessor's Office: VETERAN 22 22A-22F Exemption Form

Please note for first time applicants, we also require:

1. DD-214
2. Percentage/Disability Letter from VA. If you are 100% disabled, we require an updated letter every year

For any additional questions about the Exemption process or forms, please contact the Assessor's Office at 508-543-1215.

To apply, please bring or mail the following information to the Assessor's Office: 

1. Clause 37A Blind Exemption Form
2.  Certification of blindness from the Massachusetts Division of the Blind (to be provided annually)

For any additional questions about the Exemption process or forms, please contact the Assessor's Office at 508-543-1215.

For this exemption, you must align with the below: 

1. Are 65 or older
2.  Owned and occupied the property as your domicile
3.  Owned and occupies any property in Massachusetts as your domicile for at least 5 years
4.  Lived in Massachusetts for at least the prior 10 years
5.  Annual income not more than $20,000

Please note: First time applicants must notify The Board of Assessor’s if the property has a mortgage. If there is a mortgage on the property, the bank must approve entry into the deferral program. Once that is in place the applicant must sign a lien to be processed with Norfolk County Registry of Deeds.

To apply, please bring or mail the following form to the Assessor's Office: 41A Senior Deferral Exemption Form

For any additional questions about the Exemption process or forms, please contact the Assessor's Office at 508-543-1215.

For this exemption, please bring or mail the following information to the Assessor's Office together with the application:

1. A copy of your last Federal and State tax return or complete form 4506-T if you do not file a tax return.
2.  Income from all sources for prior calendar year including copies of Bank Statements as of July 1.
3.  For retirement benefits from Social Security, bring in the statement you received from SS that shows the total figure of SS income you received for the prior year. 
4.  For any other pensions and retirement allowances, wages, salaries and/or other income bring in a statement that shows the total for the prior year.  For interest and/or dividend income and any other receipts such as rent, capital gains, etc., statements or receipts must be brought in to verify such income.
5.  Value of all assets* owned on July 1st of the current year.  Please bring in documentation to verify all assets.

*Assets include savings accounts, checking accounts, CD’S, IRA’S, 401K’S, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, motor vehicles, second homes, etc., but do not include the value of your home (domicile).

If you have filed for Clause 17D in the past, but feel that you may qualify for a Clause 41C, please bring in the information requested for Clause 41C and the Assessor's Office will determine if you are eligible for the greater exemption.

To apply, please bring or mail the above information, along with the following form, to the Assessor's Office: Clause 41 Exemption Form