Members of the United States military have a lot of events happen in their lives that are able to affect their personal tax situations. Here is some advice for some situations you might come across as a taxpayer in the military service.

If you are on active duty and have to move because of a permanent change of station, you are entitled to deduct the unreimbursed expenses incurred by you and your family during your reassignment.

If you serve in a combat zone for any part of a month, your income for that complete month is not taxable. The monthly exclusion is capped for officers at the highest rate of enlisted pay, plus hostile fire or imminent danger pay received.

Qualifying members of the military are able to have certain tax matters postponed. For example, tax deadlines for filing an income tax return, filing claims for refund, and paying taxes can be extended for those in the military service.

If military regulations require that you do not wear certain uniforms while off duty, you can deduct the maintenance and cost of those uniforms minus any allowance or reimbursement.

Married couples filing jointly may use power of attorney in substitution for the signature of a spouse involved in active military duty.

If you are a member of the United States Armed Forces Reserves and have to travel more than one hundred miles to perform duties as a reservist, you can deduct the cost of that travel on your income tax return.

ROTC students taking part in advanced training and receiving a subsistence allowance do not pay tax on that allowance. Active duty pay for ROTC students, such as received during summer advanced camp, is taxable.

Some costs of transitioning to civilian life may be tax deductible, especially those associated with seeking for employment or locating to a specific area because of work.

Military installations provide free preparation and tax filing services during tax season.

IRS Tax Information Publication 3 is an Armed Services Guide to taxes. It is available at the IRS website.If you want to buy some uniforms and uniforms at work ,click on the links in this article.

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