Active-Duty Service Members
Business owners currently serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces.
Armed Forces Service Discount.
Businesses owned and managed by service members, veterans, military retirees, and eligible surviving spouses receive 10% off service fees after verification.
DISCOUNT RATE
10%
Off service fees once service status is verified.
OUR APPRECIATION
Your service matters. So does the business you are building.
Service members, veterans, military retirees, and surviving spouses contribute to their communities through the businesses they own and manage.
Our Armed Forces Service Discount recognizes that contribution. Eligible businesses receive 10% off our service fees, for new and existing clients.
WHO QUALIFIES
For service members, veterans, military retirees, and eligible surviving spouses.
Eligible individuals must together own at least 20% of the business and actively participate in its management.
National Guard & Reserve
Business owners currently serving in the National Guard or Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces.
Veterans & Military Retirees
Business owners who are military retirees, or who served in the United States Armed Forces and received an Honorable or General (Under Honorable Conditions) discharge.
Eligible Surviving Spouses
Surviving spouses who continue the business of a deceased service member, veteran, or military retiree and meet the ownership and management requirements. Spouses may also qualify while ownership passes through an estate.
THE BENEFIT
One discount. Across all our services.
The 10% discount applies to our recurring and one-time service fees. Third-party subscriptions, pass‑through expenses, taxes, and other non-service fees are excluded.
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps to your discount.
01
Request the discount.
Contact Client Services at client@carbyneaccounting.com to request the Armed Forces Service Discount. New and existing clients may request it at any time.
02
Confirm your eligibility.
Once you are a client, complete and sign the eligibility attestation online. Then email one accepted, redacted verification document for each eligible owner to client@carbyneaccounting.com.
03
Receive your discount.
Once eligibility is verified and approved, the 10% discount applies beginning with the first applicable invoice issued after approval.
Accepted proof: Depending on service status, we accept a DD-214, NGB Form 22, VA Veteran ID Card, VA service-verification or benefits letter, state ID with veteran designation, Statement of Service, redacted LES, current military orders, redacted DFAS Retiree Account Statement, military retirement orders, or Notice of Eligibility for Retired Pay (20-year letter). A screenshot or PDF of a digital VA Veteran ID Card is accepted. Surviving spouses submit one of these documents for the deceased service member, veteran, or military retiree.
DoD military identification: We do not accept military identification cards issued by the Department of Defense. Please do not email photographs or copies of those cards.
IMPORTANT — DOCUMENT REDACTION REQUIRED
Before emailing verification documents, you must redact Social Security numbers, driver’s license and identification numbers, dates of birth, home addresses, financial amounts, military assignments or locations, medical information, and other sensitive information not necessary to establish eligibility. Your name, relevant dates, and information establishing qualifying service must remain visible.
NEW & EXISTING CLIENTS
When your discount begins.
New Clients
You may request the Armed Forces Service Discount before becoming a client. Once you are a client, complete and sign the eligibility attestation online and email your redacted verification documents to client@carbyneaccounting.com.
If approved before your first invoice is issued, the discount applies to that invoice. Otherwise, it begins with the next invoice issued after approval.
Existing Clients
Existing clients may request the discount at any time. Clients not on our current client terms must accept them first. If you are unsure whether you are on our current terms, contact Client Services at client@carbyneaccounting.com. Then complete and sign the eligibility attestation online and email your redacted verification documents to Client Services. Once approved, the discount applies to the next invoice issued.
Approved clients must report any change in service status, ownership, or management within 30 days and reverify eligibility at each renewal.
GET STARTED
Request your Armed Forces Service Discount.
Email client@carbyneaccounting.com to request the discount. If you are new to our firm, verification begins once you become a client.
The discount applies only to service fees and is subject to our Armed Forces Service Discount Policy and the terms governing your services.