Gov Employees Tax Free - Middle East

[1IJack]

Military and contractors working in the middle east are tax free, but Goverment employees in the same areas are not.

I created a petition on whitehouse.gov, to give gov employees serving in the same areas the same benefit. Let's get this fixed!!

http://wh.gov/ldCRW

 

[Eagle_Addict]

Military and contractors working in the middle east are tax free, but Goverment employees in the same areas are not.

I created a petition on whitehouse.gov, to give gov employees serving in the same areas the same benefit. Let's get this fixed!!

http://wh.gov/ldCRW

I spent many weeks in the ME over the past several years with a few Air Force programs for a specific oil-rich nation......it is amazing how often a Colonel or above will suddenly have to fly over for a meeting on the 30th of a month and return on the 2nd of the next month....and WHAM....2 months of tax free income since they spent a minimum of 4 hours 'on the ground' per month over there......We had one Colonel who in the 4 years I worked with them was over there AT LEAST once a month and never had any Federal Tax Debt for the entire 4 years, all was tax exempt....... But not so for civilian workers.....

I hope your petition catches on, but I doubt it since the Federal Worker is the most kicked around person in DC nowadays.....

Paul.

 

[kefjens]

Contractors had to be there something like 330 days of the year or something to that effect in order to be tax free from what I recall.
I spent 6 months in SWA in 2012/2013 and paid plenty in taxes. Didn't bother me I guess, had a great job and a good group to be deployed with.
Not saying the petition is a bad idea by any means. Best of luck.