WHERE DO YOU WANT TO RETIRE?

This chart, courtesy of Chief "Mac" McVicar, provides state-by-state links on how each state will handle your military retired pay.

Obviously subject to change, this chart was current as of 14 April 2003.

STATE	State Tax	Military Retirement Pay	Web Site
Alabama	Yes	Not taxed	www.ador.state.al.us
Alaska	No State Tax	Not taxed	www.revenue.state.ak.us
Arizona	Yes	$2,500 excluded	www.revenue.state.az.us
Arkansas	Yes	$6,000 excluded	www.ark.org/dfa/taxes/index.html
California	Yes	Taxed	www.ftb.ca.gov
Colorado	Yes	$20,000 excluded after 55	www.revenue.state.co.us
Connecticut	Yes	Taxed	www.state.ct.us/drs
Delaware	Yes	$2,000 under 60/$5,000 over	www.state.de.us/revenue
DC	Yes	$3,000 excluded after 62	www.dccfo.com
Florida	No State Tax	Not taxed	www.state.fl.us/dor
Georgia	Yes	$13,000 excluded after 62	www2.state.ga.us/departments
Hawaii	Yes	Not taxed	www.state.hi.us/tax/.html
Idaho	Yes	Taxed	www.state.id.us/tax
Illinois	Yes	Not taxed	www.revenue.state.il.us
Indiana	Yes	Taxed	www.ai.org/dor/index.html
Iowa	Yes	$10,000 excluded after 55	www.state.ia.us/tax
Kansas	Yes	Not taxed	www.ink.org/public/kdor
Kentucky	Yes	Not taxed	www.state.ky.us
Louisiana	Yes	Not taxed	www.rev.state.la.us
Maine	Yes	Taxed	Janus.state.me.us/revenue/
Maryland	Yes	$2,500 excluded after 55	www.comp.state.md.us
Massachusetts	Yes	Not taxed	www.state.ma.us/dor
Michigan	Yes	Not taxed	www.treas.state.mi.us
Minnesota	Yes	Taxed	www.taxes.state.mn.us
Mississippi	Yes	Not taxed	www.mstc.state.ms.us
Missouri	Yes	Taxed	www.dor.state.mo.us
Montana	Yes	Taxed	www.mt.gov/revenue
Nebraska	Yes	Taxed	www.nol.org/revenue
Nevada	No State Tax	Not taxed	www.state.nv.us/taxation
New Hampshire	No State Tax	Not taxed	www.state.nh.us/revenue
New Jersey	Yes	Taxed/Not taxed after 62	www.state.nj.us/treasury
New Mexico	Yes	Taxed	www.state.nm.us/tax
New York	Yes	Not taxed	www.tax.state.ny.us
North Carolina	Yes	Taxed/5 yrs svs – Not taxed	www.dor.state.nc.us/dor
North Dakota	Yes	Taxed	www.state.nd.us/taxdpt
Ohio	Yes	Taxed/Graduated reduction	www.state.oh.us/tax
Oklahoma	Yes	$5,500 excluded	www.oktax.state.ok.us
Oregon	Yes	Not taxed	www.dor.state.or.us
Pennsylvania	Yes	Not taxed	www.revenue.state.pa.us
Rhode Island	Yes	Taxed	www.doa.state.ri.us/tax
South Carolina	Yes	Taxed	www.dor.state.sc.us
South Dakota	No State Tax	Not taxed	www.state.sd.us/state/executive
Tennessee	No State Tax	Not taxed	www.state.tn.us/revenue
Texas	No State Tax	Not taxed	www.window.state.tx.us
Utah	Yes	Taxed	www.tax.ex.state.ut.us
Vermont	Yes	Taxed	www.state.vt.us/tax
Virginia	Yes	Taxed	www.tax.state.va.us
Washington	No State Tax	Not Taxed	www.wa.gov/dor
West Virginia	Yes	$2,000 excluded	www.state.wv.us.taxdiv
Wisconsin	Yes	Taxed	www.dor.state.wi.us
Wyoming	No State Tax	Not taxed	www.revenue.state.wy.us