7 Military Discounts to Help During a Government Shutdown Military families are always on the lookout for great discounts, but they are even more vital during a government shutdown.
Build Financial Guardrails to Keep Problematic Spending in Check Financial guardrails are a lot like the envelope method of budgeting -- dividing up literal cash into various envelopes...
Because of IRS Change, SBP Beneficiaries Need to Check Their Tax Withholding A major IRS update became effective for 2023, and as a result, annuitants are reporting that their Survivor Benefit Plan...
Use the Military's Pay Structure to Grow Your TSP Retirement Savings The military's compensation structure has several built-in ways to make it easy to increase your Thrift Savings Plan...
Faced with the Survivor Benefit Plan Decision? 5 Things to Know If you need to decide whether to opt in to the Survivor Benefit Plan, here are five factors to consider.
How to Cancel a Home Security Contract When You PCS: New Law A new law makes it easier for military members and their dependents to cancel home security contracts when they move or...
New Basic Needs Allowance Could Become Tax-Free A bipartisan bill in Congress aims to amend the IRS rule to make the pay exempt from taxes.
5 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Filing for a Tax Extension It's true that if you file for an extension, you won't have to file your 2022 return until Oct. 16, 2023. But there are a few...
5 Reasons Tax Experts Say to File Early Unless you live in a state where you need to clarify the taxability of state payments from 2022, there's no good reason not...
Military Retirement and State Income Tax Some states exempt all or a portion of military retired pay from income taxation.
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...
'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always...
Army Pumping Millions into Food Kiosks, But They May Soon Be Obsolete Kiosks are effectively small snack stands providing soldiers with sandwiches, candy, chips and soda -- offerings that hold...
Apache Crash Injures 2 Fort Riley Soldiers as Army Grapples with Nonstop Aviation Incidents The pair of soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade were being treated for injuries after the crash...