Sept. 23, 2020 DFAS addresses Guard, Reserve specific Tax deferral details Defense pay officials have noted an increase in questions regarding the Social Security tax deferral program started earlier this month and are providing additional details - especially how it relates to Reserve and Guard pay. The following information is from the Defense Finance Accounting
Sept. 11, 2020 DOD educates military service members, civilian employees on Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral In order to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Presidential Memorandum was issued on August 8, 2020, followed by Internal Revenue Service guidance issued on August 28, 2020, to temporarily defer the withholding of Social Security taxes for certain individuals beginning September 1, 2020