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FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH
TO AIG 4676
AIG 4678
INFO DFAS CLEVELAND OH
BT
UNCLAS
MSGD/GENADMIN/DFAS CLEVELAND OH //
SUBJ/COMBAT ZONE TAX RELIEF FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN
DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA-LAND AREA OF ISRAEL//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 24/23//
POC/CARMELITA LANIER/MPO-CL CODE JFLQ/
CARMELITA.E.LANIER.CIV@MAIL.MIL//
REF/A/DOC/OUSD MEMORANDUM/DTD 21NOV2023//
REF/B/DOC/PROCEDURES TRANINNG GUIDE (PTG) TABLE 1-10-1//
NARR/REF A IS THE OUSD MEMORANDUM THAT AUTHORIZES CZTE FOR
MILITARY PERSONNEL SERVING IN THE LAND AREA OF ISRAEL EFFECTIVE
16 MAR 2023. REF B IS THE PTG TABLE LISTING DESIGNATING AREAS OF
THE WORLD FOR HFP/IDP AND OR CZTE BENEFITS//
RMKS/1. Ref A authorizes Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE) benefits for
all military personnel in the land area of Israel retroactive to
16 Mar 2023 who were serving in direct support of military
operations in the Arabian Peninsula combat zone, specifically Iraq.
The land areas of Israel include Jerusalem and the Golan Heights
and excludes the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
2. DJMS tables have been updated to recognize CZTE coding for
the land area of Israel (91) which should be used when service members
enter the designated areas of Israel in direct support of military
operations in the Arabian Peninsula combat zone. Country
Code IL (land area of Israel), already available on Table 154,
is officially designated as a CZTE area effective 16 Mar 2023.
3. Field activities are encouraged to inform all eligible members of
this entitlement who may have been serving in the land area of Israel
in direct support of military operations in the Arabian Peninsula
combat zone since 16 Mar 2023 and did not receive the CZTE. Field
activities should assist members regarding credits by having them
provide a copy of their orders as supporting documentation for the
CZTE adjustment.
4. Ref B will be updated in conjunction with the DoDFMR 7a ch 44,
fig. 44-1 to reflect CZTE entitlement.
5. Request widest dissemination possible.//