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The federal government, its agencies, and instrumentalities are exempt from tax. Agencies and instrumentalities are divisions of the federal government that serve a specific purpose.

Generally, if Social Security benefits are the only source of income, they are likely to be tax-exempt as the taxpayer may not meet a taxable threshold. 9. Certain Veterans Benefits: Some benefits provided to veterans, their dependents, and survivors by the Department of Veterans Affairs are tax-exempt.

Diplomatic tax exemption cards can generally be used to obtain exemption in person and at point-of-sale from sales taxes and other similarly imposed taxes on purchases of most goods and services, hotel stays, and restaurant meals in the United States.

Compensation for services performed as an employee of a foreign government is not considered to be wages for purposes of withholding U.S. federal income tax. These include services performed by ambassadors, other diplomatic and consular officers and employees, and nondiplomatic representatives.

Through the Department of State's Diplomatic Tax Exemption Program, the U.S. Government meets its obligations under Article 34 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Article 49 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, as well as other similar treaties and agreements, to provide exemption from state ...

Diplomatic immunity includes immunity to the taxation laws of the host country. Diplomats are paid by the home country's government to represent their home country in the host country. They are treated as tax residents of their home country, and not the host country when it comes to reporting income tax.