Maine Income Tax Exclusion for Military Disability Retireme…

Maine Income Tax Exclusion for Military Disability Retirement Pay

Maine Revenue Services

Full exclusion from taxable income

Disability retirement pay you receive as a pension, annuity or similar allowance for an injury or sickness resulting from active service is not counted as taxable income. This also covers VA disability compensation and pension payments, grants for a home designed for wheelchair living, grants for a vehicle if you lost your sight or the use of a limb, and dependent-care assistance benefits.

Check eligibility

How to apply

There is nothing to apply for. Leave these payments out of the income you report on your Maine return.

What you'll need

Your VA award letter showing the payments and what they are for.

Eligibility

You are a Maine resident filing a Maine income tax return
You receive military disability retirement pay or another VA disability benefit for an injury or sickness resulting from active service

Source

Official source

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