Utah provides a nonrefundable Military Survivor Benefits Credit for a surviving spouse or dependent child of a deceased military member if the benefits are paid due to:
- the death of a member of the armed forces or reserve while on active duty, or
- the death of a member of the reserve that results from a service-connected cause while performing inactive duty training.
To claim the Military Survivor Benefits Credit on the Utah individual income tax return in TaxSlayer Pro, from the Utah Tax Return Menu select:
- Tax Less Nonrefundable Credits
- Non-apportionable Credits
- Total Nonrefundable Credits - Click New. In the Nonapportionable Credits menu select Military survivor benefits credit and enter the allowable credit amount (survivor benefit times 0.0465)
Additional Information:
Utah: Military Survivor Benefits
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