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California Approves First-Ever Tax Cut for Retired Veterans and Surviving Spouses

California Approves First-Ever Tax Cut for Retired Veterans and Surviving Spouses

by Rikki Almanza | Jul 1, 2025

In a long-awaited win for California’s military community, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the 2025–26 state budget, which includes a new income tax exemption for retired Service Members and their surviving spouses. For the first time, Veterans receiving military...
1 of 3 new bills would remove or reduce taxes on survivor benefit plan payments

1 of 3 new bills would remove or reduce taxes on survivor benefit plan payments

by Christian Southards | Jan 22, 2022

On Jan. 11, California State Assemblymember Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) introduced three bills as part of a 2022 Veterans Bill Package. The first bill, AB 1629, which was coauthored by Assemblymembers Steven Choi (R-Irvine) and Devon J. Mathis (R-Visalia), would...

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