tax question about tax exempt combat pay?
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lynda_vosbein hit it on the head best answer
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I cannot tell you specifically what is different, but each state has different subtractions and additions to income. The tax laws for each state is different. And if you lived in NYC you pay city tax. In some counties their are different tax rates between school districts. In some states military are not taxed but in others they are. Below are the state links to look it up yourself.
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Here is a link to the military pay chart.  You will be paid monthly, or every two weeks, your choice.  You won't have a lot of time to spend it, but you WILL be paid.\n\nhttp://www.dod.mil/dfas/militarypay/2006militarypaytables.html
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First of all, if your total income for the year does not exceed a certain threshold,  you are not required to file as your income is exempt. Otherwise the only way your employer can do this legally, (NOT withhold Federal, Social security and State income taxes ), is for you to be classified as an independent contractor. The guidelines for independent contractor status are fairly strict, so you need to establish that he is acting within the law. If he is trying to pull a fast one, the penalties are pretty tough. A lot of times small businessmen will do this to get out of paying their portion of the social security tax, and avoid carrying workman's compensation insurance on employees. If you truly do qualify for independent contractor status, you are in effect, in business for yourself and will be required to pay estimated taxes on a Quarterly basis. The Federal IRS form for this is available from the IRS, and instructions for filling it out and filing it are also available from the IRS. In addittion to regular income taxes you will be responsible for self employment taxes ( Social Security ) of around 13%. \n   If you plan on remaining on Independent Contractor Status, I would suggest you get a software program called Quickbooks Pro. Pro is a relatively inexpensive all-in-one program for everything from accounts recievable to check writing and computation of tax liabilities. Most importantly for you, it will help you caculate the amount of taxes to withold for your quarterly tax payments. Also, as an independent contractor you will be able to classify all of your business/work related expenses in categories for automatic computation at year end into totals for legal tax deduction purposes. If you are generating enough income, you will be able to deduct the cost of, a vehicle used in your work. (Or a percentage of the vehicle if it is used for personal use as well) Depending on your line of work, tools, clothing, per diem housing (when out of town), insurance, office space, and a long list of other possible items are deductible. Quickbooks will guide you through tax filing at years end as they have software for tax filing at a reasonable cost that is upgraded every year to reflect changes in the Federal tax code. If your business is succesful enough, you may need the services of a good accountant.\n\nYou will NOT be using a W-4 form, as that is the employees declaration of exemptions to be filled out and provided to the employer for withholding.
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amount earned minus the deduction
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The rank is not ceremonial but is only given in times of war.  There is no pay raise for the rank O-10 is the highest you can get paid and thats not too bad $14158.30 per month oh yeah and because Generals cut their own orders it will probably be tax free.  Thats 170,000 per year not bad huh
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In 2006, the single person standard deduction is $5150, so he will not pay "income tax" on income up to that point.  However, he will have to pay "self employment" tax on that income as a self employed individual if it's more than $400. (15.3% of self employment income)  This is for FICA and Medicare.  He will likely get a 1099 from his employer for the total amount they pay him.  He can however, deduct any business expenses he had pertaining to this job to lower this figure on Schedule C.  So I would keep track of any expenses he had to pay out of pocket for this job, like mileage, any special tools or equipment purchased, etc.  Talk to a tax accountant and explain his situation for better advice.
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Nope, not on income taxes.  If you purchase stuff from the PX or the Commisary then that is sales tax free.  But Income taxes are normal as if you were anyother job.  If you could try to register in TX or WY cause they have no state income taxes but thats the only way around that!
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This is a subject of the State Government concerned.From your query it is not clear in which State you are located.However, in most of the States; it is leviable.The activity spcified by you is liable to Works Contract Tax.
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I think any state that has state taxes taxes servicemen.  Most states don't tax servicemen who are deployed to a warzone.
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Are you state/local tax exempt or are you federal tax exempt?  If you're only federal exempt then you might have to pay the sales tax.  Sales tax is typically a state level or local thing.
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A service member's pay is dependent on their pay grade, and their time in service. A Green Beret may also qualify for special pays for things like being "jump" qualified, dive qualified, hazardous duty pay, demolitions pay, etc.  The website in the source has the FY2006 pay charts and listing for the "special" pays.  Sorry I can't give you an exact figure, but this should help you out.
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*Chuckling at this* You must file a tax return if your income is above a certain level.  The amount varies depending on filing status, age and the type of income you receive. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=105097,00.html \nMind you though, that is what the IRS says, I doubt they would be very forthcoming to say otherwise.\n\nTaxes were created to pay for wars mostly. From 1791 to 1802, the United States government was supported by internal taxes on distilled spirits, carriages, refined sugar, tobacco and snuff, property sold at auction, corporate bonds, and slaves. The War of 1812 brought about the nation's first sales taxes on gold, silverware, jewelry, and watches. In 1817, however, Congress did away with all internal taxes, relying on tariffs on imported goods to provide sufficient funds for running the government. The income tax was created to fund the Civil War. It was never removed from the books as the feds like the money and since then the amount has been changed from the 3% for low income and a higher amount for those over 10K income.\nhttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005921.html\n\nFunny thing is, for citizens it is manditory, yet less than 10% of businesses pay taxes. Kinda off balanced that...\nhttp://www.newamerica.net/index.cfm?pg=article&DocID=2260
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You only pay taxes on your adjusted gross income minus deductions and credits, in other words, your Net Taxable Income. \n\nYou will be in a different federal tax bracket if you are filing single, or married filing jointly, or qualifying widow/widower, or married filing separately, or filing as head of household.  The tax bracket also changes depending on how much net taxable income you are reporting (line 43, form1040).\n\nFederal Tax Brackets are 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, and 35% but, these percentages don't accurately portray the amount of tax due.  For each tax bracket, depending on your filing status, the bracket has a correction amount.\n\nFor example, someone filing Single, with a net taxable income of $6,000 would fall into the 10% tax bracket and owe 10% in tax.  This equals $600 in tax.  Looking up $6,000--$6,050 net taxable income in the tax tables, IRS Publication 17, shows a tax obligation of $603.\n\nAnother example, Someone filing Single, with net taxable income of $60,000 would be in the 25% tax bracket, but owe 25% of $60,000 minus $3,335.  That equals $11,665 in tax.   If you check the tax tables, starting on page 250 of IRS Publication 17, you will see a net taxable income $60,000--$60,050 shows a tax liability of $11,671.\n\nThe percentages and subtraction numbers are different depending upon your specific situation (your filing status and your level of net taxable income.)  Most people just use the tax tables and look up their net taxable income in the tables to find the tax they owe.\n\nHere's another way to compute the tax owed using the federal tax brackets:\nhttp://www.irs.gov/formspubs/article/0,,id=150856,00.html\n\nThe real problem finding your federal tax bracket is accurately determining your net taxable income.  The only way to do that is to complete a tax return and see how the numbers turnout.  Someone could have a high gross income but exemptions, deductions, and credits bring their net taxable income to zero.  In fact, some credits are refundable even if the taxpayer has no tax liability.
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E-1 1273.50 with more than 4 months of service \nE-1 1178.10 with less than 4 months of service \n\nThat is just base pay and that is before taxes and everything else that is taken out.\n\nYou get paid on the 1st and 15th of every month
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You will have to pay income taxes but not sales tax (although that will depend on your state).  Good luck.
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Oh boy, I've got terrible news and I hate to even write this - but there is some good news, kind of. First, everything finance has said to date is correct. For pay purposes, only active time can be counted, hence his 4 years + 18 months would put his pay at 5 and 1/2 years approximate. For retirement purposes, they will count the whole stint. (This is the difference between his BPED and BASD dates). It sounds like the initial PSB screwed the pooch on this one. Worse yet, it would also change his eligibility for certain bonuses - so this all sounds legit. Now the semi-good news. If he goes to his finance office, he can have those repayments extended out further (in fact, they can even spread them out over the rest of his contract) under a financial hardship request. His chain of command will have to approve it - but that will be a rubber stamp (or should be). If you need immediate relief (i.e. they already took the money and you are short for bills and what not) you can go to your installation ACS (Army Community Service) and apply for an AER (Army Emergency Relief) loan. His command normally has to approve that as well - but you should be able to process it through his rear detachment. This is terrible that someone's error can so negatively effect you - and no - it sure doesn't seem right. Unfortunately, it is what it is and I wish you the very best. Thank you both for your service.\n\nI would check 2 additional locations for relief. One I recommend, the other I would be wary to do. #1 - have him notify his chain of command FIRST, and then file an IG complaint and request relief from the debt through them. (I imagine your command is going to support this action). The other action is congressional. The problem with a congressional inquiry (writing your congressman for action) is that it takes a significant amount of time as it will first get routed to his unit and bounce around before it finally lands on the PSB and Finance. This also tends to irritate folks beyond all belief and can get your husband a reputation - not all that positive. I would wait to pull the congressional trigger as a last minute, desparate shot. Use the IG and Finance first. I can't make any promises, but this sounds like the best shot. Unfortunately, I have known a few soldiers who have gone through similar "corrections" and have never seen the debt forgiven. They will spread it out as much as possible, but I think you may be up against a long shot. I truly apologize - it shouldn't be like this.