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How to delete my husband from my tax return since he pays taxes to Germany, he is a foreigner

He is a Bosnian citizen living and working in German, paying German taxes. I am unemployed and don't take any benefits, one baby

selling home

I bought a home in Seattle, WA in 2014 as a single person. In 2017, I got married to my spouse who is active duty Navy. Washington is our home of record. In 2018, my spouse was stationed in California, and we’ve been living here ever since due to mil... read more

Ohio - military deduction from federal pension calculation does not appear to be accurate?

I live in Ohio and am retired from both the Air Force and Federal Civil Service. Ohio does not tax military pensions and allows limited deductions from federal pensions. TurboTax Ohio Adjustment worksheet does not seem to accurately calculate this de... read more

Military filing jointly, shouldn't it be free?

Hey, I'm military and filing jointly (spouse is not). Everywhere I've looked, filing online with turbo tax should be free, yet when I try to file at the end, it says I'm being charged 135$ for TurboTax deluxe and Max. I've already confirmed I was mil... read more

Married filing jointly and living in different states

I moved from GA to NJ for job relocation and stayed in NJ the whole year. I'd consider myself a full time NJ residence in 2024. However my wife stayed in GA the whole year and she didn't work in 2024. We do have a rental property in GA in 2024. I've ... read more

Is there a way to joint file Illinois taxes with military earned income without it being flagged?

Active Duty military with 14 years service and legal residence in Illinois. State taxes will not let me file if my income is listed in block 21.

Is military retired pay taxable in Virginia?

in VA, do I need to file for an extension if I am submitting my state return by mail? Active duty military and VA is not my HOR.

I claim my HOR as NC (already submitted along w/Federal) but my spouse is paid in VA because I have orders here and "live" here. Trying to make sure we are doing this correctly.

Should i say yes or no when asked if this W-2 for work i did as active duty military but it was for work completed while i'm in the Army Reserves?

I am in the US Army Reserves who completed battle assembly training (drills) not active duty.

Active duty spouse residency for rental income on state taxes

I'm AD 2002-present & legal resident of Illinois. While stationed in NC, I met/married civilian wife & bought house in 2009 in NC where she currently maintains a driver's license & is registered to vote. Moved out of state in 2013 on orders and began... read more

Is my active duty income taxable in my wife's legal residence state?

If my AD spouse (civilian) has no source of income herself as a stay-at-home-mom & files a married/separate NC state return, will she be taxed on MY military income? -I'm AD military legal resident of Illinois (which doesn't tax military pay).-Civili... read more