TravelingChris Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Hi all, I seem to remember from when we were last at a base that had people going to Iraq and Afghanistan for short periods that there were tax advantages with that. I do think that people who are deployed for some time get their income tax free for those deployment months. What about military who travel there for a short period? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndie Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 DH was deployed to Germany last year. Took day trips to Iraq. His whole stay was tax-free but the trips to Iraq he got hazardous duty pay - also tax free. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Hi all, I seem to remember from when we were last at a base that had people going to Iraq and Afghanistan for short periods that there were tax advantages with that. I do think that people who are deployed for some time get their income tax free for those deployment months. What about military who travel there for a short period? In any given month if you spend 1 day of that month in a combat zone then that month is tax free. To clarify Wyndie's point-if stationed in Germany and you don't go to a war zone then you still pay US taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndie Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Thank you for clarifying Mrs. Mungo. We're going thru a family trauma so I'm not very coherent right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Thank you for clarifying Mrs. Mungo. We're going thru a family trauma so I'm not very coherent right now. I'm sorry, let me know if there's anything I can do to help. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagsWife Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Hi all, I seem to remember from when we were last at a base that had people going to Iraq and Afghanistan for short periods that there were tax advantages with that. I do think that people who are deployed for some time get their income tax free for those deployment months. What about military who travel there for a short period? You get "tax-free" status for the entire month, if you are in the AOR even one day. For example, my Dh went to Qatar the very end of Jan (last year) and left Aug 1st. He gets tax-free for 8 months, even though he was only gone a little over 6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 In any given month if you spend 1 day of that month in a combat zone then that month is tax free. To clarify Wyndie's point-if stationed in Germany and you don't go to a war zone then you still pay US taxes. Yes, this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndie Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'm sorry, let me know if there's anything I can do to help. :grouphug: Thank you :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 The W-2 at the end of the year (is that right? or is it W-4?) will reflect what is taxable and what is not. Tax programs such as Turbo tax will also ask the question "did this person serve in X, Y, Z? If so, what were the dates?" Luckily, it is pretty easy to do, even when one is feeling befuddled. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Thanks everyone. Dh will be just TDY over there with his civilian boss but I didn't really know that much about it since this is his first time ever in a war zone. (Physicists don't go very often) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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