<prompt> Human: I couldnt find a tax subreddit so Im just asking here. My brother is in the Marines and hes only 20. He was asking me if he should save all his receipts for tax season next year. I dont know if taxes are different for service men and women, but I assumed that they have standard vs itemized deductions like the rest of us. Is this true or do they have any special benefitsexemptions. Thanks  <response>: Probably not. He will likely be more than covered by the standard deduction. This is particularly true when considering that a good portion of his income may be exempt from taxes due to where he is serving or the nature of his service. The military has a huge number of tax exemptions that civilians do not qualify for. When hes E-5, an officer, or married, hell qualify for BAH, which is entirely tax exempt. Other allowances are completely tax exempt. When hes in a combat zone, his pay may be 100 tax exempt, too. 