For years, the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA), has participated in the Internal Revenue Service’s Voluntary Income Tax Assistance Program to provide tax preparation services for persons eligible to receive legal assistance under Army Regulation 27-3. . In recent years, a number of additional requirements have been added to our legal assistance attorney’s portfolio, including assisting victims of domestic violence, advocating for tenants in privatized housing, and explaining legal rights to education access. As a result, the decision was made on 5 October 2022 to no longer provide tax preparation services for otherwise eligible persons except for the dependents of Surviving Families. Moving forward, Soldiers, families, and retirees can find tax preparation assistance through Military One Source (MilTax) or through the Internal Revenue Service. Although tax preparation services will no longer be offered by the OSJA, our legal assistance attorneys remain available to answer substantive tax questions (e.g. tax controversies or issues pending before the IRS).

While we cannot endorse any tax filing service, here are links to some of those offering free filing for military.

TurboTax

TaxSlayer

Military One Source