By checking the "Combat Zone Special Processing" option, it will allow the taxpayer to file W-2s that may not list all the standard information. This option also allows taxpayers to use combat pay when calculating the Earned Income Credit. This option is only available to eligible military taxpayers.
Program Entry
- Basic Information
- Personal Information
- Additional Personal Information
- Check the box if the taxpayer or spouse served in a Combat Zone during the current tax year.
- Once this box has been checked, choose which combat zone from the drop-down menu below "Combat Zone Special Processing."
- Then choose the date of deployment to the Combat Zone. If you served more than one period of time in a combat zone, enter the latest or most current dates.
- Continue
For more information about Combat Zone income and exclusions, please take a look at the Publication 3, Armed Forces Guide.