No tax on troops’ $1,776 ‘warrior dividend,’ IRS says
By: Karen Jowers | Published: 2026-01-20 20:36:43 | Source: www.armytimes.com
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The 1.5 million troops who received an unexpected $1,776 so-called “warrior dividend” payment in December won’t have to pay taxes on that money, the Internal Revenue Service has confirmed.
In a Dec. 17 speech, President Donald Trump announced the payments, which he described as a “warrior dividend,“ would be made to 1.5 million troops, and said they were funded by revenue from tariffs…
