Comptroller’s office launches Tennessee tax relief program web tool

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has created a new interactive web tool that provides important information about Tennessee’s tax relief program to the state’s taxpayers, the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office announced Monday in a news release.

The tax relief program, begun in 1973, provides property tax relief to qualifying low-income elderly and disabled homeowners, as well as disabled veteran homeowners or their surviving spouses, officials said. In tax year 2018, more than $41 million was appropriated by the Tennessee General Assembly to serve more than 140,000 homeowners across the state.

The comptroller’s office says the new web portal combines important information with images and interactive maps and displays key data, eligibility requirements and local city and county contacts to help those who want to learn more about the program.

“The General Assembly has prioritized property tax relief payments for Tennessee’s most vulnerable citizens and disabled veterans,” Comptroller Justin P. Wilson said in the release. “This new web portal allows us to use visual communication and interactive maps to share even more information about this program.”

Anyone interested in applying for tax relief in 2019 can apply with their respective county trustee after receiving their 2019 county and/or city property tax bill.

If the property concerned is within city limits, taxpayers may also contact their city collecting official to apply.

To view the comptroller’s new property tax relief portal, go to: www. bit.ly/2LGXE8M

Anyone who suspects fraud, waste or abuse of public money in Tennessee should call the comptroller’s toll-free hotline at 800-232-5454 or file a report online at: comptroller.tn.gov/ hotline.