The following article details income subtractions one can take as a military member in Oklahoma.
Military Member Killed in a Combat Zone:
If you received payments as a result of a military member being killed in a combat zone, the payments are exempt from Oklahoma income tax during the taxable year in which the individual is declared deceased by the Armed Forces.
To make the subtraction in the program follow the steps below:
- State Section
- Oklahoma Resident Return
- Subtractions From Income
- Select the Miscellaneous Other Subtraction that applies to you and enter the amount below
- Select - Death of a Military member killed
- Enter Miscellaneous Other Subtraction amount from above selection
- Enter payments received that were included in the federal adjusted gross income.
- Continue
If you received payments as a result of a military spouse being killed in a combat zone, the payments are exempt from Oklahoma income tax during the taxable year in which the individual is declared deceased by the Armed Forces.
Program Entry
- State Section
- Oklahoma Resident Return
- Subtractions From Income
- Select the Miscellaneous Other Subtraction that applies to you and enter the amount below
- Select - Spouse of a Military member killed
- Enter Miscellaneous Other Subtraction amount from above selection
- Enter payments received that were included in the federal adjusted gross income
- Continue
Indigent Veteran Burial Program
If you wish, you can donate a portion of your tax refund to provide financial relief to indigent veterans to provide the cemetery or funeral home with the costs of burying an indigent veteran. The maximum amount of the donation cannot exceed $500. You can do so under the Donations From Your Refund section of the State Return.
If you are not receiving a refund, you may still donate. Please mail your contribution to: Oklahoma Department of Veteran Affairs, P.O. Box 53067, Oklahoma City, OK 73152