In the state of SC I have heard that a veteran with a purple heart has no property tax. Is this true?

We live in the state of SC.My husband is 100% disabled, with a Purple Heart.He is not exempt from taxes but he does gets a reduced property tax..

In the state of SC I have heard that a veteran with a purple heart has no property tax. Is this true?
i'm in sc, my uncle had his legs shot off in WW2 and was awarded a purple heart. He had to pay property tax.
Reply:Some states don't tax the disability payments
Reply:I don't know about SC but do know that this is up to each state. I live in NJ and here a veteran who is 100% service-connected disabled is exempt from real estate taxes on their residence. I know some other states also do this. And some states base it on need or income or allow only a partial exemption. I am not aware of any state that bases this simply on having a purple heart. As far as I know it is always based on disability rating. You will have to check locally. The SC veteran's affairs dept. should know. Good luck.
Reply:chances are it is not correct........however.....if the veteran is 100% total/permanent/serv-connected/ w/ the adaptive housing award......his property tax could be exemt for ever......and to a surving spouse.....as long as she doesn't re-marry.......here's an excerpt of Michigan's law:





THE GENERAL PROPERTY TAX ACT (EXCERPT)


Act 206 of 1893


211.7b Exemption of real estate used and owned as homestead by soldier or sailor discharged with service connected disability; filing and inspection of certificate and affidavit; cancellation of taxes; local taxing unit to bear loss; death of soldier or sailor; continuation of exemption in favor of unremarried surviving spouse.


Sec. 7b.


(1) Real estate used and owned as a homestead by a soldier or sailor who was discharged under honorable conditions with a service connected disability, and who has a certificate from the United States veterans' administration, or its successors, certifying the soldier or sailor is receiving or has received pecuniary assistance due to disability for specially adapted housing, shall be exempt from taxation. To obtain the exemption an affidavit, accompanied by the certificate, showing the facts required by this section and a description of the property shall be filed with the supervisor or other assessing officer. The affidavit and accompanying certificate shall be filed during the period beginning with the tax day for each year and ending at the time of the final adjournment of the local board of review. The affidavit and accompanying certificate when filed shall be open to inspection. The county treasurer is hereby authorized, pursuant to section 55, to cancel the taxes for any year in which a soldier or sailor has acquired title to real estate exempt under this section. Upon the granting of the exemption as allowed in this section, each local taxing unit shall bear the loss of their portion of the taxes upon which the exemption has been claimed and allowed.


(2) If a soldier or sailor entitled to the exemption permitted by this section dies, the exemption shall continue in favor of the unremarried surviving spouse of the soldier or sailor. The spouse shall comply with the requirements of subsection (1) and shall indicate on the affidavit that he or she is the surviving spouse of a soldier or sailor entitled to exemption by this section. The exemption shall continue as long as the surviving spouse remains unremarried.


History: Add. 1954, Act 179, Imd. Eff. May 5, 1954 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 261, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1978 Popular Name: Act 206