Stop Loss

[Berta]

My daughter was approved for Stop Loss payment from DFAS.They sent her email indicating federal and state taxes may come out of the payment.

Question.

Does that mean taxes from the state that she filed her state income Tax return in while she was in the Mil?

Thanks!

[jbasser]

Berta, It should be her stateof record if she was in the Military.

J

[Berta]

Thanks John-

makes sense-

So next year she will have to file a State NY return for this payment and regular MD state return as she works for DOD in DC now.

She applied in Oct 2010 and they (I think USAF had to approve the app first)said payment will come in next 3 weeks.

Since the Stop Loss application deadline had to be extended quite a few times -I still wonder if every vet eligible for this payment, knows of it.

They extended the deadline again to March 4th ,2011.

http://armylive.dodlive.mil/index.php/2011/02/stop-loss-deadline-extended-until-march-4/

Here is the pdf. Application:

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/eforms/dd2944.pdf

Here is the Stop Loss Criteria:

"PURPOSE.

This form collects information for Military Department programs for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay as authorized and appropriated in Section

310 of Public Law 111-32. This program compensates Service members, including members of the Reserve components, as well as former and

retired members under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who, at any time during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on

September 30, 2009, served on active duty while the Service member's enlistment or period of obligated service was extended, or whose eligibility

for retirement was suspended pursuant to any provision of law authorizing the President to extend any period of obligated service, or suspend

eligibility for retirement, of a Service member in time of war or of national emergency declared by Congress or the President. Only Service members

who were honorably discharged from the Service and were under Stop Loss Authority while on Active Duty are eligible to apply for this special

payment program. Service members who voluntarily reenlisted or extended their service or suspended their retirement and received a bonus for

such reenlistment or extension of service are not eligible to receive the Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay."

source: Stop Loss appication

[Revelation]

http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2010/0710_stoploss/

Calling All Stop-lossed Servicemembers...

Just in case you had forgotten, the 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations Act authorized retroactive stop loss special pay of $500 for every month/partial month served in stop loss status.

Service members, veterans, and beneficiaries of service members who were involuntarily extended under stop loss between 9/11 and September 30th 2009 are eligible.