Effective January 1, 1997, income received from the United States government as retirement pay and survivorship benefits for a retired member of the Uniformed Services of the United States is exempt from the personal income tax. The Uniformed Services of the United States are: the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Origin: M.G.L. c. 62, § 2
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Personal Income Tax
Exclusions from Gross Income
1.029
Exemption for Retirement Pay of the Uniformed Services
Effective January 1, 1997, income received from the United States government as retirement pay and survivorship benefits for a retired member of the Uniformed Services of the United States is exempt from the personal income tax. The Uniformed Services of the United States are: the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
<a href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/62-2.htm" target="_blank">M.G.L. c. 62, § 2</a>
23.1
23.0
23.4
23.8
24.1
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