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Are retirement benefits that pass to the spouse of a deceased military member exempt from Michigan individual income tax?
Military retirement benefits that pass to the spouse of a deceased member of the armed forces of the United States are exempt to the extent they are included in adjusted gross income.
Military retirement benefits must be reported on the Schedule W even if no Michigan tax was withheld.