The Making Work Pay Credit:

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has a provision that results in lower Federal Income Tax Withholding for most members. To learn more, see http://www.dfas.mil/mil-news/march2009/makingworkpay.html.

Tax Time Help:

Working on your 2008 tax return? Need a replacement W2 or W2C (corrected W2)? Need information on extensions? See http://www.dfas.mil/mil-news/march2009/tax timehelp.html .

"Active Duty Alert" Help Thwart Identity Theft:

You are an active duty service member about to deploy for an extended period of time. You routinely receive pre-approved credit applications in the mail and it's all too easy for someone else to complete these applications, assume your identity and commit financial fraud while you're away. You don't want that to happen. So what do you do? http://www.dfas.mil/mil-news/march2009/activedutyalerts.html .

Consumer Complaint Web Site:

The DoD and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have created a Web site to collect consumer complaints from the military community. The complaints are used to target cases for law enforcement actions and consumer education initiatives. For more information, see http://www.dfas.mil/mil-news/march2009/consumercomplaintwebsite.html .

Basic Allowance for Subsistence:

Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) rates have increased for 2009. For the new rates see http://www.dfas.mil/mil-news/march2009/BAS.html .

Test your Military Knowledge:

How are rates for Continuous Aviation Career Incentive Pay for officers (and warrant officers) determined? See article http://www.dfas.mil/mil-news/march2009/continuousaviationcareerincentivepay.html

What type of pay can enlisted aircrew members receive instead of hazardous duty incentive pay? See http://www.dfas.mil/mil-news/march2009/hazardousdutyincentivepay.html

Note:

Please do not reply to this e-mail with questions or problems with pay issues. For information on who to contact, please see the web site http://www.dfas.mil/about/contacts.htm .

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