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If a member of the Armed Forces dies, a surviving spouse or personal representative handles duties such as filing any tax returns and claims for refund of withheld or estimated tax. A personal representative can be an executor, administrator, or anyone who is in charge of the decedent’s assets.

This section discusses the special tax provisions that apply to individuals who:

• Die while serving in a combat zone or from wounds, disease, or injury incurred while serving in a combat zone, or

• Die from wounds or injury incurred in a terrorist or military action while a U.S. employee.

<Tip> For information on the tax relief provisions that apply to individuals who died as a result of the terrorist attacks on April 19, 1995 (Oklahoma City), or September 11, 2001, or the terrorist attacks involving anthrax, see Publication 3920. For other information concerning decedents, get Publication 559.

Above Information Extracted from IRS Publication #3, Armed Forces Tax Guide