What you can't do under the MSRRA

Of course, there are limitations to this law, as you might expect. And remember, these vary state to state, so do your specific state research.

You cannot choose a random state to be your residence. You also can’t “adopt” your service member’s state without having lived there. If a state exempts military income while the service member is on orders, that is not automatically extended to income earned by the military spouse. Also, you have to be able to prove that you have lived there. It’s all clear as mud, right?

See above. Don’t think it’s cut and dried.