MENDON - Applications are now available at the Assessor’s Office in Town Hall for the Senior Means Tested Real Estate Tax Credit derived from qualifying for the 2024 Massachusetts State Income Tax Filing Circuit Breaker Tax Credit. The deadline for submitting the applications is August 31, 2025.

The town’s Taxation Aid Committee sponsored an article that was unanimously approved at the May 2021 Annual Town Meeting to petition the State Legislature to grant Mendon the right to offer this exemption. It was signed into law by then Governor Charlie Baker as Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2022 on October 19, 2022. This coming fiscal year, which begins on July 1, is the third time it is being offered and will need to be revoted at the 2026 Annual Town Meeting for another three years.

Any Mendon resident age 65 or older as of January 1, 2024, who has applied for and received the Circuit Breaker Income Tax Credit when they filed their calendar year 2024 State Income Tax return is eligible to apply for this new exemption. It does not replace any existing senior exemptions, but will be given as an additional exemption. For more information contact Principal Assessor, Sherrie Bates at 508-473-2738 or [email protected]