Pick a No-Income-Tax State as Your SLR (TX, FL, NV, WA, TN, NH, AK, SD, WY)
Nine states have no state income tax: Texas, Florida, Nevada, Washington, Tennessee, New Hampshire (interest/dividends only), Alaska, South Dakota, Wyoming. As a service member you can establish State of Legal Residence (SLR) in one of these states and keep it for your entire career regardless of where the military stations you next. Saves typically $2,000–$10,000+ per year vs. a high-tax state SLR.
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Best opportunity = first PCS or initial entry — pick a no-tax state, establish residency the right way (ID, registration, voter registration, intent letter on file), then SCRA locks it in. TX adds bonus: $0 vehicle property tax + best-in-nation property-tax exemption for disabled vets + Hazlewood Act tuition waiver. FL adds bonus: $0 vehicle tax + 100% disabled-vet property-tax exemption + favorab
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