Applications & Forms

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Assessing Applications & Forms

• Residential Tax Rate Program
• Online Change of Address Form 
  • ​Fill and Submit: REAL ESTATE and TANGIBLE accounts only. 
• 2026 Senior Citizen Exemption Form 
  • Application window is January 1st through March 15, 2026​
  • Instructions for Senior Citizen Exemption form
• Tax Appeal Form for Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property
  • Application window is September 5th through December 4th
• Appeal Rules for Real Estate-Tangibles
• 2026 Annual Return to the Assessor 
  • For Tangible accounts for year ending 12/31/2025
  • Deadline is January 31,2026
• Change of Address Form [PDF]
• Business Registration Form [PDF]
• True & Exact Account Form 
  • ​Deadline January 31
• Veteran's Exemption Form 
  • ​​ Qualifying Conflicts / Theaters 
    • Application window is January 1 through March 15, 2026

*Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents


 

Personal Exemptions

The City and State offer a number of personal exemptions.

• Veterans and Widow(er)s of Veterans, having served during dates and conflicts identified in state and local law, may be eligible for an $21,400 exemption. Requirements are outlined on the Veterans Form on the Forms page. Applications must be made by the last business day in February in order to receive this exemption on the July bill.
• Senior Citizens with total GROSS household income not exceeding $72,950 (single) or $83,400 (joint) may be eligible for a 20% reduction in their taxes. Additional requirements are found on the form available on the form page (there are two pages to this form) including a Federal Tax Return for the prior year, and the aplicant must have completed 5 years of residency at the location in which the exemption is applied. Application must be made by the last business day of February each year in order to receive this exemption on the July bill.
• Additionally, there are exemptions for 100% Disabled Veteran (VA Certified), Gold Star Parents, and the Blind. Taxpayers should apply in person for these exemptions.
• Active Military Personnel: The Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act exempts all active duty military personnel (who are not residents of the state in which they are serving) from motor vehicle taxation. This exemption applies only to the period of time a military person is stationed, under orders, in a state that is not their legal home of record. As such, this exemption does not apply to Rhode Island residents or dependents of military personnel.
  • The qualified applicant must provide copies of orders identifying the time period the exemption would cover and Leave & Earnings Statement (LES) identifying the legal home of record of the applicant. These documents are for review purposes only. We do not retain them.
  • It is important to note that this exemption does not apply to leased vehicles. 
  • PLEASE NOTE: The City of Newport has not issued MV Tax bills since 2021, for the 2020 calendar year.