New York Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
New York's Alternative Veterans Exemption reduces assessed value by 15% (wartime) plus half your VA disability rating — amounts set locally.
Key information
- 100% / total & permanent rating
- Partial benefit
- Income limit
- No income limit for the Alternative Veterans Exemption.
- File with
- your local (city/town) assessor
- Deadline
- Your locality's Taxable Status Date (usually March 1, but it varies).
- Governing law
- N.Y. RPTL §458-a
What you qualify for
Wartime veteran, with an added benefit tied to a service-connected disability
15% of assessed value (wartime) + 10% (combat zone) + an amount equal to half your VA disability rating × assessed value — each part capped at a level your local taxing jurisdiction sets (RPTL §458-a).
Surviving spouses
An unremarried surviving spouse may continue the exemption and can transfer it to a new home.
How to claim it
- 1Get the form: Form RP-458-a — Application for Alternative Veterans ExemptionNot sure which form fits your situation, or want it filled in for your county? Email support@taxedfairly.com and we'll send you the right form with your details pre-filled.
- 2DD-214 and VA disability-rating documentation.
- 3File with your local (city/town) assessor before the deadline: Your locality's Taxable Status Date (usually March 1, but it varies).
Residency: Must be the veteran's primary residence.
Commonly missed
- New York is a percentage reduction with local caps, not a full exemption — the exact dollars depend on the limits your city/town/county adopted.
- The disability portion equals half your rating times assessed value, subject to the local cap.
Want it handled for you?
This exemption is free to file yourself with your local (city/town) assessor — the form and steps are right above, and your local County Veterans Service Officer can also help at no cost.
If you'd rather not deal with the paperwork, we'll prepare and file it for you as an optional done-for-you service — a flat fee, and you only pay if your exemption is approved. We pull and organize your VA documents, complete the correct form, and submit it, then send you a copy.
We are a private filing-assistance service, not the VA or a government agency, and not a law firm. We do not charge for VA disability claims — this is help with a state/county property tax exemption that uses your existing VA rating.
Frequently asked questions
- Who qualifies for the New York disabled veteran property tax exemption?
- Wartime veteran, with an added benefit tied to a service-connected disability: 15% of assessed value (wartime) + 10% (combat zone) + an amount equal to half your VA disability rating × assessed value — each part capped at a level your local taxing jurisdiction sets (RPTL §458-a). Must be the veteran's primary residence.
- Does a 100% VA disability rating fully exempt my property in New York?
- Not a full exemption in New York. 15% of assessed value (wartime) + 10% (combat zone) + an amount equal to half your VA disability rating × assessed value — each part capped at a level your local taxing jurisdiction sets (RPTL §458-a).
- Is there an income limit for the New York disabled veteran exemption?
- No income limit for the Alternative Veterans Exemption.
- Can a surviving spouse keep the New York disabled veteran exemption?
- An unremarried surviving spouse may continue the exemption and can transfer it to a new home.
- How do I apply for the New York disabled veteran exemption, and what is the deadline?
- File Form RP-458-a — Application for Alternative Veterans Exemption with your local (city/town) assessor. Your locality's Taxable Status Date (usually March 1, but it varies).
Information is believed accurate as of the last review; verify details with your local (city/town) assessor, as rules can change.