I *know* my dad paid taxes on his military pay; he was always grumbling about having to do so.

I *think* some allowances, like for uniforms and housing, aren't taxed, but I could be wrong.

Also, some states exempt pay for active duty from income taxes but not all states do, and NC is one of those that don't exempt active duty pay.

Kat
-------Original Message-------
From: "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 06/11/03 01:59 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Taxes; was RE: Mag's whip

>
> The only time I can remember it not being taxed was combat pay, in theatre,
and that was a deferral.  I know my folks paid taxes when Dad was in SE
Asia.

Bobby, can you get a link for military info on the credit?

-----Original Message-----
From: Kat [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:51 PM
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Subject: Re: Taxes; was RE: Mag's whip


Yes, I know about being officers' kids; I was one of them, my dad being a
Lt. Colonel in the USAF Reserves by the time he retired.  He was on full
active duty as a bomber pilot in WWII and in the Korean War and then
served
in the Reserves until his retirement in 1975.  As one of his benefits, he
and my mother got to use the PX and the local USAF pharmacy, where their
scripts were free. They went down to Pope AFB once a month until he got
ill
from his last bout with cancer, and after he died, my mother and sister
made
the trip themselves.  My sister had to get special permission to go into
the
PX and pharmacy with my mother, as she wasn't Champus or a dependent.

However it still doesn't change the fact that the Administration is being
unfair to military families by not allowing them to take the  tax credit.
And I thought that military pay was taxed, federal and state.

Kat


-------Original Message-------
From: "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 06/11/03 01:40 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Taxes; was RE: Mag's whip

>
> That's certainly true of enlisteds and non-comms, but commissioned
officers
tend to do well.  Especially considering health care and other benefits
and
the intangibles like shopping at PX/BXs.  When I was a kid, we weren't
allowed to play with the NCO's kids.  I guess the anti-fraternization
rules
are still in place.

Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Kat [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:39 PM
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Subject: Re: Taxes; was RE: Mag's whip


Trish, problem is, the allowances are fixed, not indexed to where one
lives
so if you live in an expensive area it's hard to make ends meet.  And
non-coms get less than officers.  In today's economy, some military wives
are taking off-base jobs to make ends meet.


Kat

-------Original Message-------
From: Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 06/11/03 12:25 PM
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Subject: Re: Taxes; was RE: Mag's whip

>
> Kat,

  That is their choice - they receive a housing allowance on top of their
base pay. Bad financial management - is your own fault. They are paid
well.
My x- is in the military, my Dad was in and is x's father. We have a
society that has really unrealistic expections from watching to much Tv
and
seeing to many movies. The way to success is to bypass some wants now for
a
solid position in the future. I could dig getting a housing allowance. And
that by the way is chosen by area costs and rank. My Dad spent 27 years in
the
military - and they scrimped and saved - and started their own real estate
company, and later added a mortage portion. Millionaires now - they
figured out the success ratio early on.

                                                                Trisha


> Aww...f**k that's terrible. I didn't know that.  That's pretty bad as a
lot of non-coms (and officers) and their families live from paycheck to
paycheck.  It's a real sore point amongst active personnel.
>
> Kat
> -------Original Message-------
> From: "BG Greer, PhD" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: 06/11/03 12:04 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Taxes; was RE: Mag's whip
>
> >
> > The child credit does not apply to military people, so they get
screwed.
> That's how much GWB loves the military. What a hypocrit!
>
> Bobby
>
>
> > It does beg the question, though, why Congress passed a tax bill that
> > provides the "child" credit for individuals whose AGIs are below the
> point
> > where they would pay taxes.
> >
>
>
>