This document provides information on pay and entitlements for deployed service members, including:
1) Deployment locations that qualify for Combat Zone Tax Exclusion, Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay, and Hardship Duty Pay and the monthly rates.
2) Rules around Special Leave Accrual allowing service members to carry unused leave days over fiscal years and requirements to use excess leave.
3) The Uniformed Services Savings Deposit Program which allows deployed service members to deposit up to $10,000 and earn 10% annual interest.
4) Additional entitlements like Family Separation Allowance, per diem, and transportation reimbursement for travel vouchers.
This document provides information on pay and entitlements for deployed service members, including:
1) Deployment locations that qualify for Combat Zone Tax Exclusion, Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay, and Hardship Duty Pay and the monthly rates.
2) Rules around Special Leave Accrual allowing service members to carry unused leave days over fiscal years and requirements to use excess leave.
3) The Uniformed Services Savings Deposit Program which allows deployed service members to deposit up to $10,000 and earn 10% annual interest.
4) Additional entitlements like Family Separation Allowance, per diem, and transportation reimbursement for travel vouchers.
This document provides information on pay and entitlements for deployed service members, including:
1) Deployment locations that qualify for Combat Zone Tax Exclusion, Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay, and Hardship Duty Pay and the monthly rates.
2) Rules around Special Leave Accrual allowing service members to carry unused leave days over fiscal years and requirements to use excess leave.
3) The Uniformed Services Savings Deposit Program which allows deployed service members to deposit up to $10,000 and earn 10% annual interest.
4) Additional entitlements like Family Separation Allowance, per diem, and transportation reimbursement for travel vouchers.
Deployment Locations -FSA is payable at the above rate per month (pro- interest no more than 90 days after
nterest no more than 90 days after a member
rated to $8.33 per day) separated continuously for leaves a designated USSDP area. Members should And Entitlements more than 30 days.*Only received with a qualified withdraw their funds after the 90-day period. CZTE HFP/IDP HDP-L Dependent and submittal of a DD Form 1561
Afghanistan X $ 225 $ 100 …via e-mail to dfas.cleveland-oh.jfl.mbx.sdp-
Special Leave Accrual cle@mail.mil Bahrain X $ - $ 100 Djibouti X $ 225 $ 100 -Soldiers can carry forward up to 120 days of leave …via fax to (216) 522-5060 "Attention: SDP" Egypt X $ 225 $ 100 over the end of the fiscal year if deployed for more than 120 days in a combat zone. …or by mail to DFAS-Cleveland Center (DFAS- Iraq X $ 225 $ 100 -Soldiers must use accumulated SLA leave in CL), ATTN: SDP, Special Claims, 1240 East 9th Jordan X $ 225 $ 100 excess of 60 days before the end of the third fiscal St., Cleveland , OH 44199-2055 Kuwait X $ - $ 50 year after departing the combat zone. -The most recent leave earned is charged when Qatar* X $ - $ 50 If you want your funds before the 120-day period soldiers take leave. This means that when soldiers ends, your myPay account provides an automated Saudi Arabia* X $ - $ 100 take leave immediately upon returning home, the request option for Savings Deposit Program Syria X $ 225 $ 100 first leave charged will be the SLA leave earned in participants. If no withdrawal is made within 120 the combat zone. days after the qualifying duty terminates, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will Hostile Fire Pay/Immanent Danger Pay - automatically transfer the funds to the military pay $225 DoD FMR Vol. 7A, Chp. 10, Figure 10-1 Uniformed Services Savings account of the USSDP account owner. -HFP/IDP is payable at the above rate per month Deposit Program Com: 216-522-5096 DSN: 580-5096 (pro-rated to $7.50 per day) starts immediately. Fax: (Attention SDP): 216-522-5060 *Only received within designated areas If you are serving in an SDP-eligible combat zone, E-mail: dfas.cleveland-oh.jfl.mbx.sdp- you can start your SDP account once you’ve been cle@mail.mil Hardship Duty Pay - Location - $50 to deployed for a minimum of 60 consecutive days or _______________________ at least one day in each of three consecutive $150 _______________________ DoD FMR Vol. 7A Chp. 17, Table 17-1 months. Any military finance office in theater can -HDP-L - Payable to members for either permanent help you establish an account. change of station or temporary/ deployed/attached Deposits-The amount of money a member is duty of over 30 day’s duration in specified locations. entitled to receive on the payday immediately It is payable at the above designated monthly rate. before the date of deposit of earned pay while in Theater, less authorized deductions and allotments (e.g., for dependents or insurance). Contributions Contributing into the TSP Roth or Traditional Plan Combat Zone Tax Exclusion – can be made by Cash, Check, Allotment or Eagle while deploy offers other options. These are listed Varies by individual filing Cash Card. below DoD FMR Vol. 7A Chp. 44, 440203-A, para. 1-2 Amounts up to $10,000 may be deposited with and Table 17-1 interest accrual at the rate of 10 percent per annual -CZTE - Exemption from Federal Income Tax calendar. The maximum amount on which 10 Withholding Tax (FITW) up to the SMA base pay percent interest is computed is $10,000 (principal plus HFP *Only eligible within designated areas and accrued interest combined). -Soldiers have 180 days after redeployment to file Computation of Interest are of deposits made on their federal income taxes or before the 10th of the month accrue interest from the 1st of the month. Deposits made after the 10th Family Separation Allowance (FSA) - of the month accrue interest from the first day of the following month. Compute interest at the rate of 10 $250 percent per annual calendar, compounded DoD FMR Vol. 7A Chp. 27 quarterly (2.5%). Withdrawals Accounts will accrue TRAVEL PERDIEM -While in a TCS status, Soldiers authorized per diem will receive the incidental portion of per diem at the rate of $3.50 per day OCONUS. Traditional contributions are made before -Per diem will not accrue while a Soldier is in a taxes are taken out, which means you’ll pay leave status (e.g., ordinary, emergency or taxes when you withdraw your money convalescent) or during proceed time IAW JTR. Roth TSP contributions, you pay the taxes up -Will be paid upon returning to Home station front, so during retirement, you’ll receive and filing the proper paperwork with your qualified Roth distributions tax-free individual unit representative.
For more information on “Account Basics”
Go to https://www.tsp.gov/account-basics/
Access SmartVoucher with your Erbil Office Hours:
myPay username and password or CAC card. Mon – Fri The SmartVoucher makes it easier to complete 0900 -1600 travel vouchers by guiding you step-by-step Closed for Lunch 1200-1330 through a series of questions then it creates a Sat completed DD Form 1351-2. SmartVoucher 0900 -1200 makes sure all the required fields are filled in Located above Postal on LSA Danger to create a complete and accurate voucher. Errors take time to correct and delay payment, use the SmartVoucher to avoid mistakes! Monthly Entitlements Brief: Eagle Cash is a Stored Value Card. You put You'll get a list of supporting documents based Every Tuesday of Every Month an amount of money on it from your bank or on the answers you provided. Be sure to LSA Chapel credit union account using a self-service kiosk. include those with your DD Form 1351-2. And, 1400 When you use the card to buy something, the don't forget to print the form to get the required *TSP/Budget Briefs Upon Request* cost of what you are buying is deducted from signatures before submitting. the card. When you need to, you add money to your EagleCash card from your bank or credit https://www.dfas.mil/MilitaryMembers/travelpay /smartvoucher/ Military Pay: union account. The introduction of the new “One Card” (shown NVOIP: 318-239-3043 in blue) will be arriving soon to CONUS and *If you have a Travel voucher that was initially OCONUS stations. More widely accepted created in “Defense Travel System” (DTS) for Disbursing Support: globally with the same great benefits and TDY, it must be completed and summarized in NVOIP: 318-239-3044 the same approval process. functions as the Eagle Cash Stored Value SVOIP: 308-239-3044 Card. _____________________________________ *Address additional questions to your servicing personnel unit or unit administrator.