Updated Dec. 19 to include Coast Guard Pay and Personnel Center information.
Some year-end tax documents already are ailable via the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) myPay portal, with others set to post in the coming days. Those who receive the forms via postal mail will he a longer wait.
Military retirees, former spouses, and annuitants should he access to their IRS Form 1099-R via myPay as of Dec. 17, according to a DFAS news release. Other key 2026 dates for myPay forms:
Jan. 7: W-2s for Army, Ny, Air Force, and Space Force Reserve members. Jan. 16: W-2s for active and reserve Marine Corps members. Jan. 21: W-2s for active Army, Ny, Air Force, and Space Force members. Jan. 23: 1099-INTs for Sings Deposit Program participants.
Dates for other IRS forms, to include those provided to civilian employees served by DFAS, are ailable in the news release.
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Forms by Mail
Physical tax forms will be sent to those who’ve requested the forms as well as those who do not he a myPay account. They will be mailed by DFAS by Jan. 31, according to the release. Instructions for creating a myPay profile, or restoring lost/forgotten login information, are ailable on the myPay website.
If you do not receive tax materials via mail by mid-February and do not he a myPay account, use these DFAS resources to procure your forms:
Telephone Self-Service: Beneficiaries can call (800) 321-1080 to request a tax form reissue. Follow the automatic prompts; you will be asked for a Social Security number as identification. Requests are processed in seven to 10 days. askDFAS: Retirees and annuitants can request a reissued form be sent to their address on file or a temporary mailing address using the online portal. Note: Reissues are not generally ailable until mid-February. By Mail: Detailed instructions from DFAS on requesting 1099-R forms via mail are ailable at the DFAS website. These requests can take up to 60 days to process.
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Changing Your Address
Tax documents will be sent to the beneficiary’s address on record with DFAS. Need to make a change?
Retirees: Change your mailing address online or by completing this form and returning it to DFAS at Defense Finance and Accounting Service, U.S. Military Retired Pay, 8899 E 56th St., Indianapolis, IN 46249-1200, or via fax at (800) 469-6559.
Annuitants: Change your mailing address online or by completing this form and returning it to DFAS at Defense Finance and Accounting Service, U.S. Military Annuitant Pay, 8899 E 56th St., Indianapolis, IN 46249-1300, or via fax at (800) 982-8459.
Coast Guard PPC
The Coast Guard Pay and Personnel Center (PPC) did not publish a release with its tax-form data, but will mail all W-2 and 1095-C forms by Jan. 31, according to its website, and will he printable versions of those forms, as well as 1099R forms (for retirees) ailable via its Direct Access system by that date.
The PPC processes payments and forms for retirees from the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and NOAA Commissioned Corps, in addition to the Coast Guard.
The PPC requests all users who will receive tax forms via mail check to ensure their mailing address is correct in Direct Access and make any changes by Jan. 2. Updates can be made here by following the prompts under the "Self Service" menu.
Details on postal-mail dates for 1099R forms were not immediately ailable. Retirees, annuitants, and former spouses can follow this guidance to view, print, and se forms via Direct Access.
As with DFAS, duplicate W-2 forms will not be ailable until mid-February. More information on requesting duplicate forms is ailable on the PPC website. PPC users with questions can contact the PPC at (866) 772-8724; those with technical issues, to include password resets, can call (800) 821-7081.
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