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I'm active military stationed in MD. My domicile is NY state. My military pay is my only source for income. How do I exempt my income from NY state taxes?

Turbotax will not let me change my spouse's residency status on state taxes

I am working on my state taxes on the desktop version of TurboTax and it will not allow me to apply Military Spouse Residency Relief Act benefits on my return. We have lived together outside of Missouri in Europe due to military service for the entir... read more

DO NOT Listen to the avg. Tax expert when applying Military Discount

If the military discount does not work for you, please do not listen to the crap that comes out of these peoples mouths. Get transferred to a supervisor, they are the only ones who have the power to help.I have been using turbo tax since 2012 when I ... read more

HOR is Hawaii but i filed for Virginia last year after having made an income outside of the military. How do I complete tax as HI SLR

how do i do state taxes for me and my spouse if we pay seperate state taxes since we are in the military

we currently live in washington but we both pay state taxes from our home of record

Can I use California address where I’m currently working as a military or Texas my state

What form does active military use to file in Kentucky?

Turbo Tax acts like it cannot do my state return because I am in the military

I’ve added my military W-2 and answered the question saying it was from military but when I continue I get stuck in a loop of the same question being asked. What do I do?

After I added my w-2 is asks, “is this your military w-2” and I answer yes. When I continue it asks if I have my military w-2 and when I select yes it brings me back to the section to add my w-2 and just continues that loop whenever I try to proceed.... read more

I only have my military APO address, why is it asking for my physical address. I am overseas in Japan. What am i supposed to do?

I have never had this issue before. This is the first time this has happened. I've always used turbo tax.

Do I put active duty military income in home state or as a non resident of illinois

Can my son who was in basic training and AIT for the Army National Guard deduct his earnings from this endeavor off his Wisconsin income taxes?

Transitioning from Active to Reserve and changing residency

My husband has been active military, so we’ve been living in AK since we got married but are residents of NY and ME. He transitioned from active duty to reserves in November 2025 and we moved to ME—and he changed his residency to ME at that time. So ... read more

I am active duty military and do not have an employee state ID number in box 15, how do I proceed without this information?

Military Discount not being applied

I requested a callback, waited over 30 minutes, and when I finally received the call, it said I was connected but I sat in silence for five minutes before the call disconnected. I'm currently on hold again, hoping someone is actually available this t... read more

Can active duty military file for free?

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I'm active military stationed in MD. My domicile is NY state. My military pay is my only source for income. How do I exempt my income from NY state taxes?

Turbotax will not let me change my spouse's residency status on state taxes

DO NOT Listen to the avg. Tax expert when applying Military Discount

HOR is Hawaii but i filed for Virginia last year after having made an income outside of the military. How do I complete tax as HI SLR

how do i do state taxes for me and my spouse if we pay seperate state taxes since we are in the military

Can I use California address where I’m currently working as a military or Texas my state

What form does active military use to file in Kentucky?

I’ve added my military W-2 and answered the question saying it was from military but when I continue I get stuck in a loop of the same question being asked. What do I do?

I only have my military APO address, why is it asking for my physical address. I am overseas in Japan. What am i supposed to do?

Do I put active duty military income in home state or as a non resident of illinois

Can my son who was in basic training and AIT for the Army National Guard deduct his earnings from this endeavor off his Wisconsin income taxes?

Transitioning from Active to Reserve and changing residency

I am active duty military and do not have an employee state ID number in box 15, how do I proceed without this information?

Military Discount not being applied

Can active duty military file for free?

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