Officials announce distribution dates for tax statements

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ARLINGTON, Va. (AFPN) --  As the end of the year approaches, Defense Finance and Accounting Service officials announced the schedule for distributing 2004 tax statements.

The schedule lists when servicemembers, military retirees and annuitants and defense civilian employees can access their statements through myPay and when they can anticipate receiving a paper copy in the mail.

Customers once again can view, save and print their tax statements from myPay at https://mypay.dfas.mil.

Tax statements will be available as follows:

-- Retired Annual Statement: available online Dec. 4 and mailed between Dec. 17 and 29.

-- Retired 1099R: available online Dec. 13 and mailed between Dec. 17 and 29.

-- Annuitant Annual Statements: available online Dec. 13 and mailed between Dec. 28 and 29.

-- Annuitant 1099R: available online Dec. 14 and mailed between Dec. 27 and 29.

-- Reserve W2s: available online Dec. 27 and mailed between Jan. 4 and 5.

-- Civilian W2s: available online Jan. 6 and mailed between Jan. 10 and 14.

-- Active Duty W2s: available online Jan. 14 and mailed between Jan. 18 and 24.

The following statements are available only by mail:

-- Special Compensation for Severely Disabled 1099Rs: mailed Dec. 17.

-- VSI/SSB W2s: mailed between Jan. 4 and 5.

-- Travel W2s: mailed between Jan. 10 and 11.

-- Savings Deposit 1099INTs: mailed between Jan. 10 and 11.

“During the months of January, February and March 2004, an average of 1.4 million myPay users viewed their tax statements each month, and we continue to encourage users to view and print their statements online,” said Jim Pitt, director of electronic commerce at DFAS’ military and civilian pay services. “Earlier access to W-2s and other tax statements is another way myPay gives users control of their pay information.”