Tennessee Has No Income Tax — For Anyone
Another state credited with exempting military retirement when it taxes nobody's income at all.
Verified August 18, 2026
What this benefit is
Another state credited with exempting military retirement when it taxes nobody's income at all.
What it's worth: No Tennessee income tax applies — and none would apply to anyone
- We deliberately assign this no value. Counting a tax nobody pays as a veteran benefit would inflate any comparison against a state that levies one and then exempts military pensions from it.
Who is entitled to it
- You receive military retired pay.
- Your home is in Tennessee.
Not sure whether that describes you?
Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.
How to claim it
Deadline: April 15, with your return- 1There is no application and no form. The state levies no personal income tax on anyone.
- File with
- Nobody — there is nothing to claim
- Documents you will need
- form 1099 r
- Annual
- Claimed once a year.
Sources
- authority · published policyTennessee Department of Revenue
Why only one source type: We publish this record to describe how the state taxes military income rather than to route a filing, so the administering department's own guidance is sufficient.
This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.