Combat pay is show on
your W-2 in Box 12 Code Q. If you were serving in Jordan, you will choose
Afghanistan/Enduring Freedom.
Per the IRS: Combat
Zones Approved for Tax Benefits
Afghanistan Area
By
Executive Order No. 13239, Afghanistan (and the airspace above) was designated
as a combat zone beginning September 19, 2001.
Afghanistan
The
following countries were certified by the Department of Defense for combat zone
benefits due to their direct support of military operations in the Afghanistan
combat zone.
-
Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan (as of
September 19, 2001)
- Philippines (from January 9, 2002 through September 30, 2015)
- Djibouti (as of July 1, 2002)
- Yemen (as of April 10, 2002)
- Somalia and Syria (as of January 1, 2004)
