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Most military taxpayers are aware of the combat zone exclusion, but they are unaware of the rules and restrictions placed on the exclusion and who actually qualifies for the exclusion.<\/p>\nMost military taxpayers are aware of the combat zone exclusion, but they are unaware of the rules and restrictions placed on the exclusion and who actually qualifies for the exclusion.<\/p>\n
If a person is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who serves in a combat zone, then the person can generally exclude certain pay combat pay from their income.\u00a0 However, a member of the U.S. Armed Forces must actually be a member of the United States military and not a contractor for the military.<\/p>\n
The following is a small list of the types of combat pay that is tax free for enlisted members, warrant officers, or commissioned warrant officers:<\/p>\n
The most common combat zones are the areas of Afghanistan, Kosovo, the Persian Gulf, or any other area the President designates by Executive Order as an area in which the U.S. Armed Forces are engaging or have engaged in combat.<\/p>\n
A military taxpayer’s combat zone exclusion pay should not be included in their Box 1 of Form W-2.\u00a0 If the combat zone exclusion pay is included in the taxpayer’s Form W-2, then the taxpayer should get a corrected Form W-2 from their finance office.\u00a0 All wages shown in Box 1 of Form W-2 are generally taxable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Most military taxpayers are aware of the combat zone exclusion, but they are unaware of the rules and restrictions placed on the exclusion and who actually qualifies for the exclusion. If a person is a member of the U.S. Armed … Continue reading