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cswifey12
January 30, 2023
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How do you change your military rank on turbo tax?

  • January 30, 2023
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I made Chief in 2022 but on turbo tax it still says E6. Where do I change that, or does it not matter?
Best answer by DMarkM1

Yes, you can change your rank/pay grade in the "My Info" section (see below).  This is used to identify "Enlisted Active Duty and Reserve" members who qualify for the free military filing with TurboTax.  As long as you indicate "Enlisted" and choose any enlisted pay grade available in the dropdown menu it doesn't matter otherwise.  The "Officer and Warrant Officer" pay grades are not eligible for the free military filing discount. 

 

Be sure after entering your military W2 information to select "Active Duty Military" in the follow on question in that section.  This activates the discount.

 

  1. Click "My Info" in the left hand menu
  2. "Edit" your information section
  3. Click/verify "Yes"  indicating you served in the Military
  4. Continue
  5. Click/verify the appropriate status 
  6. Click "Enlisted"
  7. Select your pay grade from the dropdown

[edited 3/10/2024 5:37AM PDT]

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DMarkM1
DMarkM1Answer
January 30, 2023

Yes, you can change your rank/pay grade in the "My Info" section (see below).  This is used to identify "Enlisted Active Duty and Reserve" members who qualify for the free military filing with TurboTax.  As long as you indicate "Enlisted" and choose any enlisted pay grade available in the dropdown menu it doesn't matter otherwise.  The "Officer and Warrant Officer" pay grades are not eligible for the free military filing discount. 

 

Be sure after entering your military W2 information to select "Active Duty Military" in the follow on question in that section.  This activates the discount.

 

  1. Click "My Info" in the left hand menu
  2. "Edit" your information section
  3. Click/verify "Yes"  indicating you served in the Military
  4. Continue
  5. Click/verify the appropriate status 
  6. Click "Enlisted"
  7. Select your pay grade from the dropdown

[edited 3/10/2024 5:37AM PDT]

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SteamTrain
SteamTrain
January 30, 2023

@cswifey12 

 

I suspect that when you said "Chief" you mean you are now in Warrant Officer ranks.

 

IF you haven't already noticed, the W-1 to W-4 selections are in the Officer ranks.

Ther is only a software discount for the officer ranks.

 

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