B-176203:
Jan 16, 1973
An employee's wife claimed refund of federal income taxes withheld from the retired pay of her deceased husband for the years 1961 to 1966 because, as of October 1, 1967, her husband waived part of his retired pay in favor of tax-exempt Veterans Administration compensation. There is no objection to following the rule that claims for amounts withheld for income tax purposes will be treated as pecun...