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Posted: 10/3/2002 7:23:23 AM EDT
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I'm not sure if the change was Reagan era, but yes, military wages used to be non-taxable. Some of it still is.
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Posted: 10/3/2002 7:32:41 AM EDT
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Quoted: I'm not sure if the change was Reagan era, but yes, military wages used to be non-taxable. Some of it still is. We always had to pay all tax's unless deployed to a combat zone,('Nam), in the '60's . Is that still the case?? (Edited to add I THINK that's how it worked) |
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Posted: 10/3/2002 7:41:56 AM EDT
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Ok, I may be wrong on the non-taxable thing. I'm checking on it.
But, military didn't contribute to Social security until around 1957. Currently, all military pay is tax exempt when in a combat zone. Military "pay" is taxable (basic pay, parachutist pay, demolition duty pay, etc.) Military "allowances" are not taxable (basic allowance for housing, family separation allowance) Travel pay is for the most part non-taxable. |
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Posted: 10/3/2002 7:43:42 AM EDT
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All I know is, during deployment to certain "danger zones" service members do not have to pay federal taxes. If you are in a critical MOS you try and time reenlistment so that you are in one of these zones when you actualy do reenlist so that any bonuses you might receive don't get the big tax bite taken out of them. I don't know about the other bit before Regan, the military being tax exempt. Sounds urban myth like to me.
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Posted: 10/3/2002 7:49:03 AM EDT
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Post it in the veterans forum, somebody there HAS to have some memory left......
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Posted: 10/3/2002 7:54:39 AM EDT
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Pay is not taxable - allowances are (about 30% of my check).
Up until 1990 disability pay was given to 20+ year retired vets in addition to their pension. Now it's taken from their pension and given back tax free. As an example if you're rated 20% disabled they reduce your retirement pay by 20% and then give you that amount of money back tax free - making you about 4% more than if you still had two good legs to stand on than not. There is a bill before the law makers to change this back. It's not likely that it will pass. |
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Posted: 10/3/2002 8:21:03 AM EDT
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Quoted: Pay is not taxable - allowances are (about 30% of my check). You've got that backwards. |
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