US Army The Office of Client Services, temporarily located at 101 Bloxon Street, Building 205, Suite 213, Ft. McNair, DC.
Myer, Virginia, encompasses both the Legal Assistance and Claims Divisions of the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate located at Ft. Client services assists current active duty servicemembers, dependents, and military retirees.
Operating as usual
Our office will be transitioning from Bldg 205 to Bldg 201 starting on 12 Dec. All clients seeking legal services should report to Bldg 201 starting on 21 Dec. Please call our office if there are any questions and thank you for your patience.
For years, the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA), at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, has participated in the Internal Revenue Service’s Voluntary Income Tax Assistance Program to provide tax preparation services for persons eligible to receive legal assistance under Army Regulation 27-3. In recent years, a number of additional requirements have been added to our legal assistance attorney’s portfolio, including assisting victims of domestic violence, advocating for tenants in privatized housing, and explaining legal rights to education access. As a result, the decision was made on 5 October 2022 to no longer provide tax preparation services for otherwise eligible persons except for the dependents of Surviving Families. Moving forward, Soldiers, families, and retirees can find tax preparation assistance through Military One Source (MilTax) or through the Internal Revenue Service. Although tax preparation services will no longer be offered by the OSJA, our legal assistance attorneys remain available to answer substantive tax questions (e.g. tax controversies or issues pending before the IRS). If you have any questions about this, please contact our office at 202-870-7838.
We apologize for any inconvenience. Our physical office will be closed Wednesday, June 29, from 1200 to 1600. We will still be accepting phone calls and answering email appointment requests. For assistance scheduling an appointment, please email us at [email protected].
Our office will reopen Thursday, June 30th at 0900.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
We apologize for any inconvenience. Our physical office will be closed for training Friday, June 24. We will still be accepting phone calls and answering email appointment requests. For assistance scheduling an appointment, please email us at [email protected]. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
We apologize for any inconvenience but we will not be accepting phone calls to make appointments the week of November 8-12. For assistance scheduling a virtual appointment, please email us at [email protected]. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Client Legal Services updated their information in their About section.
Due to current operating restrictions, JBM-HH Client Legal Services are no longer providing walk-in Power of Attorney or notary services and all appointments scheduled will be telephonic. If you would like to schedule a telephonic appointment, please call 703-696-0763 during regular business hours which are Monday through Wednesday 0800-1200 and 1300-1600, Thursday 1300-1600, and Friday 0800-1300 and 1300-1600. You may also email us at [email protected].
We apologize for any inconvenience this causes and we appreciate your patience and understanding while we all try to navigate these changes.
Good morning enlisted soldiers,
We are reaching out to let you know about a great, FREE tax resource available to you at JBM-HH: the Tax Center.
We are operating virtually this year with appointments held on Microsoft Teams.
Please visit our page to find out more information about who specifically is eligible, how to request an appointment, and more tax related details specific to the 2020 tax season.
FB Page:
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If you are ready to request an appointment, please fill out Form 13614-C and send it to the email listed below:
Form 13614-C:
Cautionhttps://www.vitastateguide.com/sta.../www/2020%20f13614c.pdf < Cautionhttps://www.vitastateguide.com/stateinstructions/www/2020%20f13614c.pdf >
Email:
[email protected] < Caution-mailto:[email protected] >
All the best,
JBM-HH VITA Tax Team
Update: We open in 3 weeks! (Feb. 16)
The Tax Center .mil email address for scheduling appointments will be available on Feb. 2.
The JBMHH Tax Center will be opening soon with many new changes. Please see the shared post for more information.
The JBM-HH Consolidated Tax Center is planning to open on Feb 16, 2021.
This year we are only servicing active duty and reservists (only reservists who have been on active status for the past 30 days or longer)
Please keep in mind:
1) Customers need a .mil account
2) The Tax Center will be completely virtual this year (taxes will be done using Microsoft Teams)
3) Contact can only be made to the tax center through our .mil email address. This will be available soon and updated on the website when it is
*We will continue to update information as it comes in*
We apologize for any inconvenience but due to training between August 3-6 we will not be scheduling appointments via phone. Please email us at [email protected] to schedule a telephonic appointment. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
We apologize for any inconvenience but due to training between August 3-6, we will not be accepting phone calls to make appointments. For assistance scheduling a virtual appointment, please email us at [email protected]. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
The 2020 JBM-HH Tax Center is now closed for the season. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS has extended both the filing deadline and the deadline for 2019 tax payments to July 15, 2020. Some states have also extended their filing and payment deadlines, so taxpayers should check with their specific states for details. For those seeking an alternative to the JBM-HH Tax Center, we recommend active duty service members visit www.militaryonesource.mil/miltax-software for free online tax preparation software and assistance. For retirees and other civilians, the IRS has free e-filing options for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $69,000 and less. Learn more about those options at https://www.irs.gov/filing/e-file-options.
Due to current operating restrictions related to the spread of COVID-19, JBM-HH Client Legal Services are no longer providing walk-in Power of Attorney or notary services and all appointments scheduled will be telephonic. If you would like to schedule a telephonic appointment, please call 703-696-0763 during regular business hours which are Monday through Wednesday 0800-1200 and 1300-1600, Thursday 1300-1600, and Friday 0800-1300 and 1300-1600. You may also email us at [email protected].
We apologize for any inconvenience this causes and we appreciate your patience and understanding while we all try to navigate these changes.
Please see this weeks JBM-HH Newsletter for information on the opening of the JBM-HH 2020 Tax Center as well as changes to eligibility.
The Office will be closed for a special function. We will reopen tomorrow at 0800
Our office will be close today, 13 September 2019 at 1400. We will reopen Monday 16 September 2019 at 0800
JBM-HH Client Legal Services will be closed Friday, August 16, 2019. We will reopen Monday, August 19, 2019 at 0800.
The office will be closed until 1500 today 1 August 2019.
The phones are currently down in the legal office. We are working to get them back online as soon as possible
Our office currently experiencing phone issues. We are unable to answer your call at the moment.
Our office will be closed for training most of the day Tuesday, June 25th. We will reopen at 1500.
REMINDER: JBM-HH Client Legal Services will be closed from 1030 until 1400 on Friday, 21 June 2019.
JBM-HH Client Legal Services will be closed from 1030 until 1400 on Friday, 21 June 2019.
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Client Legal Services updated their website address.
In remembrance of our 41st President George H.W. Bush, the Federal Government will close on Wednesday, 5 December 2018. As such, the MDW OSJA Legal Assistance and Claims Offices will be closed tomorrow and reopen Thursday 6 December at 1:00 p.m.
Please note that our Office will be closed on November 29, 2018 and will re-open on Friday, November 30th at 0800. Thanks for your understanding!
Good Afternoon! The Office will be closed on Thursday, November 22, 2018 in observance of the Federal Holiday. We will reopen the following day at 0800 on Friday, November 23rd. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Veteran's Day! The office will be closed Monday, November 12th in observance of the Federal Holiday. We will re-open 0800 on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. We have openings for wills and powers of attorney appointments for the weekend of November 17-18, 2018. Please call our office for details!
Good afternoon! The Client Services Office will be closed Thursday, August 23, 2018. We will reopen for regular services the following day, 0800 on Friday August 24, 2018. Thank you for understanding and have a great day!
Notice = Retire reserve component members who are not yet drawing a pension or annuity are not eligible for services. When a reserve component retiree begins to receive the pension or have been issued a blue retiree identification card that the retiree is eligible for services.
Good Morning! The Client Services Office will be closed on Friday, August 10, 2018. It will re-open for regular servcies on Monday, 13 August 2018. Have a great day!
NOTICE – NEW OFFICE OPERATING HOURS: Effective Monday 4 June 2018, the Fort Myer Legal Assistance and Claims Office will change its operating procedures. The office will be open from 0800 to 1600 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and will be closed for lunch from 1200 to 1300. On Thursday mornings, the office will be closed from 0800 to 1300 for training and will re-open from 1300 to 1600.
Effective 4 June 2018, notary services, including powers of attorney, will continue to be provided on a walk-in basis during normal business hours. All other legal services will be provided by appointment only. The Legal Assistance office will no longer provide walk-in legal services on Tuesdays.
Claims involving household goods shipments must go through the consolidated claims office at Fort Knox, Kentucky; the point of contact is [email protected] or 502-626-3000.
Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)
Benefit Fact Sheet
Ever had questions about what the SBP is, whether you are eligible to enroll, or what benefits your surviving beneficiaries will receive? Then you should link to this very informative web page provided by MyArmyBenefits: http://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/benefit-library/federal-benefits/survivor-benefit-plan-(sbp)?serv=123.
Here is a summary of that page:
Military pay, including active duty pay and allowances and retired pay, stops upon a Soldier's death. The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is a program through which the Department of Defense provides monthly, cost-of-living-adjusted income to eligible survivors of Soldiers who die on Active Duty, including Reserve Soldiers and National Guard Soldiers who die on Federal Active Duty, and of Retirees who choose to continue participating in the program after they retire.
Soldiers who retire due to a service-connected disability incurred while on active duty, whether Regular or Reserve, may participate in SBP.
Survivors of National Guard Soldiers with less than 20 years of service who die while performing State Active Duty are not eligible to receive benefits under the federal SBP program. Their survivors may be eligible to receive survivor benefits from their state's civilian employee retirement system or another program administered for them by their state. Survivors of National Guard Soldiers who have completed 20 years of service may be eligible to receive benefits under RCSBP if they enrolled in the program when they received their 20-year Letters even if they were serving on State Active Duty at time of death.
Additional Information
For more information, please contact your nearest installation RSO and or visit the SBP web page maintained by the Army Retirement Services Office (Army RSO), Army G-1:
(A listing of installation RSOs is available on the Army RSO web page.)
https://soldierforlife.army.mil/retirement/sbp
To obtain a detailed estimate of your survivor benefits, including SBP payments to eligible dependents, visit the MyArmyBenefits Survivor Calculator (CAC or DS Logon account needed):
http://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Home/Benefit_Calculators/Survivor_Benefits.html
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Compensation SBP website:
http://militarypay.defense.gov/Benefits/Survivor-Benefit-Program/
Army Casualty:
https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/CMAOD
DFAS "Manage your SBP Annuity" website:
https://www.dfas.mil/retiredmilitary/survivors/manage.html
The Fort Myer Client Services Office passes along the following notice concerning the Copying of Military Identification Cards from the Military District of Washington’s Force Protection Office:
Title 18, US Code Part I, Chapter 33, Section 701, and implementing agency regulations generally prohibit the photocopying of military/DoD identification cards and common access cards (CAC). Violations of this law can be punishable by both fine and/or imprisonment. This prohibition does not apply to medical establishments (i.e. doctor's office, hospitals, etc.) who are allowed take a copy for the purpose of filing insurance claims; and other government agencies in the performance of official government business. Many military members, family members and DoD employees are unaware of this law.
Be aware that recent incidents regarding the photocopying of military/DoD identification cards and CAC, by commercial establishments to verify military affiliation or provide government rates for service, have been reported. Criminal elements and terrorist organizations place U.S. government identifications as a high value logistical element when planning acts against the U.S. military. Although commercial establishments are not prohibited from asking for military/government identification, many government personnel and commercial establishments are unaware of the prohibition on duplication of government identification. Unfortunately, there are no safeguards in place to ensure a government identification card won't be counterfeited or "cloned" based on a photocopy by a commercial establishment.
It is recommended that military/DoD personnel provide a state driver's license or other form of photo identification to be photocopied if an establishment insists on a photocopy of the traveler's identification.
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