Over the past 10 years having been a military spouse, I have learned a few lessons when it comes to taxes and fees when you move to a new location: Some employees, whether they work in HR at your new job or at the local DMV may not know the exemptions and rights that you have as a military spouse or dependent. When someone tells you no on exempting you from a fee or tax, I have reference material or a good CPA on hand. They may not interact with military members very often and are not aware of current laws. Be sure your employer has the correct military exemption forms when filling out your W-4. In my experience, even when your human resource representative says they have what they need, it is likely they do not. Several times I had to fill out local city and state military withholding forms that my human resource department failed to provide. When possible I have my vehicles titled in my spouse's name so that I am exempt from local property taxes withou...