17 Mar 2021
The state of Utah has become the latest to stop taxing military retired pay.
On March 11, 2021, Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed Senate Bill 11 into law, providing an average annual tax savings to military retirees and their survivors of $1,315, according to the state’s budget office.
Utah joins 21 other states in exempting all military retirement income from state taxes, 13 states offer partial exemptions of military retirement pay from taxation and nine states do not tax any earned income. That means that only six states, plus the District of Columbia, still fully tax military retirement pay.
The new law exempts military retirement pay as well as Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) payments that are paid to some surviving dependents of military retirees.
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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, was named to the Military Personnel subcommittee and the new Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems subcommittee.
“I’m honored to be able to serve our military personnel and their families as part of this subcommittee,” Bice said. “The sacrifices made by our military servicemen and women and those who love them, must be reflected in the care we provide to those in uniform, whether that be through offering improved healthcare, better housing or dependent education.”
The Military Personnel subcommittee works on issues of Department of Defense policy and programs related to military personnel and their families, Morale, Welfare and Recreation, the Uniform Code of Military Justice and Military Retirement issues, among other issues.