Skip to main content
December 30, 2024
Solved

Virginia Military Retirement Subtraction

  • December 30, 2024
  • 2 replies
  • 0 views

According to Virginia Tax website

 

You must be 55 or older. Beginning with taxable year 2024 (returns usually filed in 2025,) you can subtract these benefits regardless of your age. 

 

We will be filing in 2025 which means that this should apply to anyone of all ages this year.  But when I go to the state portion in Turbotax is still only says 55.  Am I misunderstanding what this is saying to me?  Everywhere I read and search say for Tax year 2024 all ages can subtract.  Has Turbotax updated yet?

    Best answer by DoninGA

    VA website - https://www.tax.virginia.gov/military-benefits-faq#:~:text=%2430%2C000%20of%20eligible%20military%20benefits,year%202025%20and%20later%20returns.

     

    You are correct there is no age limit when filing a 2024 tax return.

    The state of Virginia tax forms have not yet been finalized.  They currently are showing as available on 01/16/2025

    TurboTax website for forms availability - https://form-status.app.intuit.com/tax-forms-availability/formsavailability?albRedirect=true&product=Turbotax_online&bu=cg

    2 replies

    DoninGA
    DoninGAAnswer
    Employee
    December 31, 2024

    VA website - https://www.tax.virginia.gov/military-benefits-faq#:~:text=%2430%2C000%20of%20eligible%20military%20benefits,year%202025%20and%20later%20returns.

     

    You are correct there is no age limit when filing a 2024 tax return.

    The state of Virginia tax forms have not yet been finalized.  They currently are showing as available on 01/16/2025

    TurboTax website for forms availability - https://form-status.app.intuit.com/tax-forms-availability/formsavailability?albRedirect=true&product=Turbotax_online&bu=cg

    January 17, 2025

    I have notified TurboTax help on this issue and they seem not to understand that the verbiage Virginia has used for this tax year. TurboTax help still insists you must be 55 in order to use the exemption even after providing the link and verbiage. I guess I will have to use another provider this year if they don't fix this prior to me getting all of my documents finalized. This is a huge issue and i am disappointed that it isn't being taken seriously by the Intuit staff.

    January 18, 2025

    Same issue…I sent screenshots and plainly explained to them…but to no avail.  Hopefully they will get it fixed soon!