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August 1 %u2022 2025 www.VeteransReporterNews.com VETERANS Reporter News 9Nevada State Veteran Benefits%u25a0 Military.com | By Amanda MillerAn estimated 191,300 veterans live in Nevada, making up 7.7% of the state%u2019s population or the ninthhighest of the 56 U.S. states, inhabited territories and District of Columbia.Nevada Military and Veteran Income TaxesMilitary Retiree Income Tax - No state income tax.Active-Duty Income Tax - No state income tax.Nevada Veteran Property TaxesThe Wartime Veteran%u2019s Tax Exemption is available to Nevada resident veterans with wartime service. The exemption can be applied to the vehicle privilege tax or real property tax. To obtain the exact amount of this benefit, veterans should contact their county assessor.Nevada also offers a property tax exemption to honorably discharged resident veterans with a service-connected disability of 60% or more. This exemption can be applied to a veteran%u2019s vehicle tax or personal property tax. The surviving spouse may also be eligible.Nevada Military and Veteran Education BenefitsMilitary/Veteran EducationMilitary personnel receive a waiver of non-resident fees.The University of Nevada system may grant a waiver of tuition and laboratory fees for active members of the state National Guard. Members may also transfer their eligibility for the waiver to immediate family members.Veterans who have received the Purple Heart are eligible for free tuition at any state school. Veterans do not have to be a Nevada resident.Military Dependent EducationSpouses and children of active-duty service members and members of the Nevada National Guard receive a waiver of nonresident fees.Members of the Nevada National Guard can transfer their 100% in-state tuition waiver to their spouse or dependent child.Nevada Military and Veteran Employment BenefitsVeteran Hiring PreferenceDisabled veterans receive a 10-point preference, and all other honorably discharged veterans, including Guard and reserve members, receive a 5-point preference.Military Spouse Employment- No state benefits.Nevada Veteran Housing and Veterans HomesVeterans HomesNevada%u2019s two veterans homes are in Boulder City and Sparks. The homes are open to Nevada resident veterans who require skilled nursing care. Spouses and Gold Star parents may be eligible for admission. There is a cost for care.Homeless Veterans- No specific benefits.Adaptive Housing-No specific benefits.Nevada Veteran Financial AssistanceNevada National Guard members and their immediate families are eligible for a three-day sales tax exemption for the Nevada Day holiday.Dependents of an active-duty member killed in the line of duty while permanently stationed in Nevada may be eligible for a financial grant that does not require repayment.Nevada Veteran Legal AssistanceThe Nevada Attorney General%u2019s Office of Military Legal Assistance (OMLA) provides pro bono legal assistance and representation to active duty, reserve and National Guard service members in a wide area of civil law matters. The OMLA also currently provides assistance to veterans with wills and powers of attorney.Nevada Military and Veteran Recreation BenefitsHunting/FishingNevada resident veterans with a service-connected disability of at least 50% may receive a free hunting and fishing license.The state will issue a discounted combination hunting and fishing license to residents stationed outside of Nevada and home on leave.Parks/CampingHonorably discharged resident veterans with a permanent disability of 10% or more may receive a pass for free entrance to all state parks, camping and boat launch facilities. There is a low annual renewal fee.Nevada Veteran Transportation BenefitsNo state-provided transportation benefits. Disabled American Veterans (DAV) offers van rides to VA medical centers in many states and may be available in the states without a state-funded transportation benefit.Nevada Veteran Burial BenefitsVeterans CemeteriesNevada%u2019s two veterans cemeteries are in Fernley and Boulder City. There is no charge for the plot, vault or opening and closing of a gravesite for a veteran. A small fee is charged for the burial of a spouse or dependent of a veteran.\\www.fycdnv.orgTien Pu Temple Las VegasNevadaA brief introduction toYi-Guan Dao (I-Kuan Tao)We revere our own elders and extend a similar reverence towards the elders of other families; we treat our own young with kindness and extend a similar kindness to the young of other families.