by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 12, 2022 | Benefits, Finance, Military, National Guard
The 2022 Military Pay Chart has just been released. Military pay saw a 2.7% increase for 2022 compared to 2021 levels. The military pay tables below apply to active members of the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard and Space Force. The link below will take...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 6, 2021 | Benefits, Deployment, Finance
The Minnesota Department of Revenue reminds the state’s military service members to take advantage of a refundable military tax credit before it expires. More than 2,300 service members were eligible for the 2017 Form M99, Credit for Service in a Military Combat Zone,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 16, 2020 | Finance, National Guard, Technician
Governor Tim Walz called the Minnesota National Guard to State Active Duty (SAD) in May 2020. Minnesota National Guard members may have received additional compensation under U.S. Code, Title 32, or Minnesota Statute 190.05, subdivision 5a(1). The Minnesota Department...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Apr 30, 2020 | Auxiliary, Benefits, Finance, Government, State Association, Veterans
The Department of the Treasury set a new deadline for veterans with dependents who did not receive a coronavirus stimulus check earlier this month. These checks can total up to $1,200 per individual and $500 per dependent. According to an article on militarytimes.com,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 29, 2019 | Benefits, Finance, National Guard, Technician
By: Jessie Bur (Federal Times) Reps. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and Gerry Connolly, D-Va., introduced legislation Jan. 25 that would increase federal civilian pay by 2.6 percent, in line with the pay increase granted to the military in fiscal year 2019 appropriations. “For...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 4, 2018 | Benefits, Finance
It’s official, the 2019 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients, military retired pay, survivor annuities, VA disability and Dependency and Indemnity (DIC) benefits will be 2.8 percent. This is the largest COLA increase since 2011 when...
