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SUBJ/COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION (CZTE) FOR SINAI, EGYPT//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 10/18//
REF/A/DOC/PUBLIC LAW 115-97/DATED 22 DEC 2017//
REF/B/NAVY DJMS PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE (PTG) PART 9
CHAPTER 10//
NARR/REF A IS THE PUBLIC LAW WHICH PROVIDES AUTHORIZATION OF
CZTE FOR SINAI, EQYPT. REF B IS THE NAVY'S INFORMATION AND
PROCESSING GUIDE FOR SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS VIA THE DEFENSE
WORKLOAD OPERATIONS WEB SYSTEM (DWOWS)//
POCS/PERS-2 POC RON ATES PERS-22, (901) 874-4363
RON.ATES@NAVY.MIL/
CLIFF BROWNING/DFAS-JFLS/CL/FIELD SERVICES DIVISION/ TEL: DSN
580-5886/TEL: COMM: 216-522-5886//
RMKS/1. THIS ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUED IAW REF A TO ADVISE THAT
CONGRESS DECLARED (EFFECTIVE JUNE 9, 2015) THAT THE SINAI
PENINSULA IS A QUALIFIED HAZARDOUS DUTY AREA. MEMBERS WHO SERVE
IN A QUALIFIED HAZARDOUS DUTY AREA AND ALSO RECEIVE HOSTILE FIRE
PAY (HFP) OR IMMINENT DANGER PAY (IDP) WHILE PERFORMING
SERVICE IN THAT AREA ARE ENTITLED TO CTZE. THIS INCLUDES
SERVICE MEMBERS WHO WERE ASSIGNED PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION
(PCS) OR TEMPORARY CHANGE OF STATION (TCS), ON TEMPORARY DUTY
(TDY) AND/OR MOBILIZED TO THE SINAI PENINSULA.
2. MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN THIS AREA AT ANY TIME FROM JUNE 9,
2015 TO DECEMBER 31, 2017 WILL PROVIDE THEIR PERSONNEL OFFICE
A COPY OF PCS/TCS/TDY MOBILIZATION ORDERS, DD FORM 1351-2,
TRAVEL VOUCHER/SUBVOUCHER OR DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM (DTS)
VOUCHER FORMS WHICH SUBSTANTIATES DUTY STATUS WITHIN THE SINAI
PENINSULA.
3. PER REF B, CLAIMS THAT ARE DEEMED TO BE AUTHORIZED BY PERSONNEL
OFFICES WILL BE FORWARDED TO DFAS-CL VIA DWOWS WITH FORMS AND
TIMEFRAMES WHICH SUBSTANTIATES DUTY STATUS WITHIN THE SINAI
PENINSULA. DFAS-CL WILL ADJUST MEMBERS TAXABLE WAGES AND ISSUE AN
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) FORM W2C, CORRECTED WAGE AND TAX
STATEMENT, IF NEEDED.
4. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2018, MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN THE SINAI
PENINSULA WILL HAVE THEIR CZTE PROCESSED WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACTION
REQUIRED.
5. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION.//