Back pay for back-dated rank.

<p>I successfully appealed an NCOER from that rating period.&nbsp; They will do a STAB for me and reconsider me for that year and every subsequent year.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Then most likely they will go with what the then current rate would have been and each subsequent yearly pay raise you would have been entitled to and 2 year jump depending on where you fall on that scale as well. No matter what you are looking at a big chunk of change, bad thing is you may or may not need to contact the IRS for possible redo's on those tax years, that is the tricky part. Good luck and congratulations.

The IRS only cares about WHEN you get paid not what time period it refers to. Look at it like a form of reimbursement, which will apply to the year in which you receive it. 

Actually SFC R, you are thinking of bonuses and other pay, some back pays or retro pays can be taxed or back charged for what the tax bracket may have been at the time the extra pay would've been counted, I am speaking from experience, had it happen in 1992/93 due to clerical error at DFAS on my promotion pay during Desert Storm, so it does happen, that is why I told him to double check to avoid the penalties later on. It is better to ask first to be safe and not have them come back and audit him for the last ten years if they so desire to do.