When the tax man cometh for our troops
In addition to worrying about terrorists and buried bombs, it turns out that about 60,000 active-duty troops and reservists have another fear-inducing group gunning for them: the Internal Revenue Service.
A recent story about how members of our armed forces owe the IRS a collective $390 million in back taxes caught my eye, so I felt compelled to do some further digging.
One reason for the big tax bill, tax experts say, is that military returns are more complicated than those of civilians.
It isn't
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