TomD8
Level 15

State tax filing

Are you aware of the VBTA Act of 2018, which states that if a Servicemember is a legal resident of a particular state for tax purposes, the spouse can unilaterally elect to also be a resident of that same state?

 

See page 3 of this reference:

https://www.jag.navy.mil/legal_services/documents/Info_Paper_2018_SCRA_Amendments.pdf

 

And the "Military Spouses" section of this reference:

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/1740689/

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.