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Tax help that keeps up with your PCS

Your state of legal residence, a spouse’s residency under MSRRA, combat-zone pay, rental income on a home you keep, and PCS move deductions — matched to a preparer who works these every filing season.

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Military tax situations we match for

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Depreciation schedule for a residential rental

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Common combat-zone filing extension*

*Illustrative and general information only, not tax advice. Coverage figures are illustrative; the 27.5-year schedule and 180-day extension reflect general IRS rules that can change. Confirm current rules with a licensed tax professional.

The situations

Military tax situations we help with

Military pay and moves bend the ordinary tax rules. Scroll through the five situations a matched preparer sees most often — and where the right person saves you the guesswork.

Situation 01 of 05

State of legal residence

Keep your home state

SCRA lets a service member hold one domicile across PCS moves — which decides who taxes your pay, and where you vote and register.

MSRRA · spouse residency

One residency, two careers

The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act can let a spouse keep the same legal residence when you move on orders, changing which state taxes their wages.

Combat-zone pay

Excluded, and extended

Qualifying pay earned in a designated combat zone may be excluded from federal taxable income, and filing deadlines are commonly extended after you leave.

Rental income & depreciation

The home you kept

Renting a home during a PCS means reporting rent, deducting qualifying expenses, and depreciating the property — with recapture to plan for at sale.

PCS move deductions

Moves under orders

Active-duty members moving on military orders can generally deduct certain unreimbursed moving expenses — a break most other taxpayers no longer get.

General information only, not tax, legal, or financial advice, and not a determination of your eligibility. Tax rules and figures change. A licensed professional applies the current rules to your situation.

Situation 01

State of legal residence

Where you’re stationed is rarely where you’re taxed. Your state of legal residence — your domicile — follows you under the SCRA, and a preparer confirms it so you’re not paying income tax to a state you’re only passing through.

Situation 02

MSRRA for spouses

When a spouse moves with you on orders, the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act can let them keep their home-state residency for income and voting. Whether it applies depends on the facts — a preparer sorts out which state gets the wages.

Situation 03

Combat-zone exclusions

Pay earned in a designated combat zone may be excluded from federal taxable income, and deadlines to file and pay are commonly extended for a set window after you return. A preparer applies the current rules so nothing is missed while you’re deployed.

Situation 04

Rental income and depreciation

Keeping a home and renting it out during a PCS turns you into a landlord at tax time. Reporting rent, deducting qualifying expenses, and depreciating the property over its schedule — with recapture to plan for at sale — is where a military-fluent preparer earns their keep.

Situation 05

PCS move deductions

Active-duty members moving under orders can generally deduct certain unreimbursed moving expenses on the right form — a deduction suspended for most other taxpayers. A preparer confirms what qualifies against what the government already reimbursed.

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Quick self-check

Which of these is your year?

Tick the situations that sound like your last twelve months. It stays on your screen — nothing is submitted — and gives you a sense of how much military-specific tax work is in play before you reach out.

Tick every one that applies

I keep a state of legal residence that’s different from where I’m stationed. My spouse works, and we moved between states on orders this year (MSRRA). I served time in a designated combat zone during the tax year. I rent out a home I own while I’m stationed somewhere else. I made a PCS move under orders and paid some costs out of pocket. I had income in more than one state, or I changed my legal residence.

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Tick the situations above that sound like your year to see how a military-fluent preparer can help.

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This self-check is a general prompt, not tax advice or a determination of eligibility. It stays in your browser and is not collected. A licensed professional reviews your actual situation.

What you get

What a matched preparer helps with

You’re matched with a preparer or advisor who already knows military rules — so you spend the appointment on your return, not on explaining how the service works.

Residency, sorted

They confirm your state of legal residence and apply MSRRA for a working spouse, so the right state taxes the right income.

Multi-state returns

File in your home state and any state you actually owe — handled together, so income isn’t double-counted across a move.

Landlord support

Rent, deductible expenses, and depreciation on a home you keep during a PCS — with recapture flagged before you sell.

Deadlines and extensions

Combat-zone and deployment filing extensions tracked for you, so a return isn’t late while you’re away.

Year-round planning

Withholding, records, and quarterly steps set up now, so next filing season is far less of a scramble.

A free, no-pressure match

Getting matched costs you nothing and carries no obligation — you choose whether to work with the preparer we introduce.

How it works

From your orders to a filed return

Tell us your situation

Your legal residence, spouse’s work, any rentals, deployments, and PCS moves this year.

Get matched

A military-fluent preparer or advisor reaches out, usually within one business day.

Review and file

They prepare your federal and multi-state returns and answer the military-specific questions.

Plan ahead

Set withholding and records now so your next filing season is calmer than this one.

The directory

Representative firms on the network

A sense of the kinds of preparers and advisors we match you with. The firms below are illustrative examples of the specialties on the network — not an endorsement, ranking, or exhaustive list.

Free to get matched. There is no cost to you for the introduction, and no obligation to move forward — you decide who, if anyone, to hire.

Firm	Focus area	Best for
Garrison Tax Advisors Representative Domicile reviews and coordinated multi-state filing.	State of legal residence & multi-state returns	Members stationed away from their home state
MilSpouse Tax Collective Representative Spouse residency elections and dual-income planning.	MSRRA & spouse residency	Dual-income families moving on orders
Frontline Tax & Accounting Representative Combat-zone exclusions and filing-deadline extensions.	Combat-zone pay & extensions	Deployed and recently returned members
Base to Base Bookkeeping Representative Rental income, expense tracking, and depreciation schedules.	Rental income & depreciation	First-time landlords keeping a home during a PCS
PCS Financial Group Representative Move-related deductions and relocation-year planning.	Move deductions & relocation	Active-duty PCS moves under orders
Homefront CPA Partners Representative Self-employment, 1099, and investment income across states.	Multi-state & small-business income	Spouses with 1099 or small-business income

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Firm names shown are illustrative representative examples for general context, not real companies, endorsements, rankings, or an exhaustive list. Veteran Property Network is a referral and marketing network, not a tax, legal, or financial services provider, and does not prepare returns or give advice. Getting matched is free to you; participating partners support the network, and any referral arrangements are structured as advertising and marketing and comply with applicable law.

Common questions

Military tax questions, answered

Your state of legal residence, or domicile, is the state you treat as your permanent home. Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, a service member can generally keep the same domicile through PCS moves, which affects state income tax, voting, and vehicle registration. A preparer confirms your residence and files accordingly. This is general information, not tax advice.

The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act can let a spouse keep the same legal residence as the service member for income-tax purposes when they move on orders, so the spouse’s wages may be taxed by the home state rather than the duty-station state. Whether it applies depends on your facts — a preparer can confirm eligibility for your situation.

Qualifying pay earned while serving in a designated combat zone may be excluded from federal taxable income, and deadlines to file and pay are commonly extended for a window after you leave the zone, per IRS rules. The specifics change, so a preparer applies the current rules to your service dates and pay.

You generally report the rental income and can deduct qualifying expenses. Residential rental property is typically depreciated over its schedule, and that depreciation may be “recaptured” as taxable income when you sell. It gets detailed quickly, which is why matching with a preparer who handles military landlords is worthwhile.

Active-duty members moving under military orders can generally deduct certain unreimbursed moving expenses, even though this deduction is suspended for most other taxpayers. What qualifies depends on what the government already reimbursed and the nature of the move — a preparer confirms the details before you file.

Getting matched with a preparer or advisor is free to you. VPN is a referral and marketing network — participating partners support the network, and you choose who, if anyone, to hire. VPN does not provide tax, legal, or financial advice and does not prepare returns.

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Tell us about your legal residence, your spouse’s work, any rentals, and your move — and we’ll connect you with someone who works these every season. Free to get matched, no obligation.

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Veteran Property Network does not provide tax, legal, or financial advice and is not affiliated with the IRS, the VA, or the DoD. Tax rules change — consult a licensed professional about your situation.