by Mark Wasserbauer | May 19, 2019 | Benefits, State, Taxes
Beginning with tax year 2016, you may be able to subtract certain military retirement pay (including pensions) from your Minnesota taxable income and alternative minimum taxable income. Do I qualify? You may qualify if your retirement pay is taxable on your federal...
by Mark Wasserbauer | May 12, 2019 | Education, Scholarships
Congratulations to Leila Samuelson and Alicia Lagarde! They are this year’s MNGEA Chapter 48 (Duluth) Scholarship award recipients. Both will receive a $1000 scholarship towards their college/university of choice. Leila Samuelson will be attending Concordia...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Apr 10, 2019 | Benefits, Education, Veterans
EANGUS has released a video dealing with a vitally important issue which impacts all veterans who wish to utilize their educational benefits. The “85/15 Rule” is a regulation from the Department of Veterans Affairs that restricts the amount of Veterans...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 31, 2019 | Legislative, Veterans
Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), John Boozman (R-AR), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently introduced legislation to prevent the VA from charging veterans for its own accounting mistakes. Every year VA sends thousands of overpayment notices to veterans, which can result...