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avw103
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I added a W-2 for United Public Health Serv and marked it Active military duty. However, TurboTax keeps asking for my military W-2. Why is this happening?

 
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ee-ea
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I added a W-2 for United Public Health Serv and marked it Active military duty. However, TurboTax keeps asking for my military W-2. Why is this happening?

PHS is a uniform service as is the military but it not  combat service.

avw103
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I added a W-2 for United Public Health Serv and marked it Active military duty. However, TurboTax keeps asking for my military W-2. Why is this happening?

Does that mean it doesn't count as active military duty for tax purposes?

TomD8
Level 15

I added a W-2 for United Public Health Serv and marked it Active military duty. However, TurboTax keeps asking for my military W-2. Why is this happening?

The U.S. Public Health Service is a "uniformed service", but it is not part of the United States Armed Forces (the "military"). The Armed Forces consist of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Space Force.

 

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/101#a_5

 

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/military/eligibility-for-military-tax-benefits#:~:text=Uniformed%20S...

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