So what is DD Form 1705? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 1705, Reimbursement for Real Estate Sale and/or Purchase Closing Cost Expenses, October 2002., used to Reimbursement for Real Estate Sale and/or Purchase Closing Cost Expenses. Anything else you need follows from that.
Is there a version specific to your service? No. A DD number is issued at Department level, which is the whole point of the prefix — every military department and defense agency works from one identical document. Looking for a branch variant wastes time you do not have.
Where does the requirement come from? From not stated, with not stated responsible for the document itself. Those are the names to cite if anyone asks under what authority you filed.
How current is this? Edition not stated, publisher status not stated. That is the version described throughout this page.
What the form asks for
- 21. Commission fee: expense for former residence at old duty station.
- 22. Advertising fee: expense for former residence at old duty station.
- 23. Appraisal fee: expense for former residence at old duty station.
- 24. Legal and related fees: expense for former residence at old duty station.
- 24. Legal and related fees: expense for new residence at new duty station.
- 25.a. Prepayment charge: expense for former residence at old duty station.
- 25.b. Lender's appraisal fee: expense for new residence at new duty station.
- 25.c. FHA or VA application fee: expense for former residence at old duty station.
- 25.c. FHA or VA application fee: expense for new residence at new duty station.
- 25.d. Certification fee: expense for former residence at old duty station.
- 25.d. Certification fee: expense for new residence at new duty station.
- 25.e. Credit report fee: expense for former residence at old duty station.
- 25.e. Credit report fee: expense for new residence at new duty station.
- 25.f. Mortgage title policy fee: expense for former residence at old duty station.
- 25. Mortgage title policy fee: expense for new residence at new duty station.
- 25.g. Escrow agent's fee: expense for former residence at old duty station.
- 25.g. Escrow agent's fee: expense for new residence at new duty station.
- 25.h. Tax stamps: expense for former residence at old duty station.
- 25.h. Tax stamps: expense for new residence at new duty station.
- 25.i. Expense for former residence at old duty station.
- 25.i. Expense for new residence at new duty station.
- 26. Other incidental expenses for former residence at old duty station.
- 26. Other incidental expenses for new residence at new duty station.
- 27. Total costs incurred for sale of former residence.
Download the form
Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 2 pages, about 62 entry fields.
Why do two kinds of pdf exist? Because two kinds of user exist. One completes the form on screen and forwards a file; the other prints a blank and fills it by hand. The fillable release has interactive boxes, the printable release is a static image of the same page.
Does typing matter? It does. Your completed form will probably be scanned, forwarded and filed, and typed text comes through each of those steps unchanged while handwriting degrades. If pen is your only option, block capitals give the receiving clerk a fighting chance.
Is xfdl worth downloading? Only if you have the viewer. The format comes from IBM Lotus Forms, which carried Defense form distribution for a long stretch, and no ordinary pdf application will read it.
Do you pay for these? No. Free download, every format. What should you avoid? Filling the form inside a browser tab; the fields frequently do not save.
Can you skip around the form? Better not to. The layout runs identification, then content, then certification, and entries near the bottom frequently take their meaning from what sits above them.
What if your copy is old? Replace it. Check the date printed on the form against not stated. Old blanks circulate for years in shared folders, and because a DD revision lands across the whole Department at once, the receiving office will be working from the new layout.
What if a specific field still puzzles you? Read the instructions printed on the form, then not stated. Which wins if they differ? The directive.
What happens after you finish? It routes to the office specified in not stated or in local guidance. And your own record? Save a duplicate first; nobody regrets having one.
What if DD Form 1705 points to another form? Search the series and number. Because the DD sequence is common to every military department, no branch qualifier is needed to land on the right file.
Do DA and DD numbers ever correspond? Never. DA numbering is Army-specific, administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Department-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Identical digits in the two systems mean two unrelated documents, which is why the prefix matters more than the number.
Should you archive this file and reuse it next year? Better not. Forms are revised as directives are reissued, as data requirements shift and as statutory notice text is updated, and none of that reaches you directly. Download fresh, check the edition date.
What does this page actually provide? The blank form and a description of it. What does it not provide? Legal guidance, procedural rulings, or any assurance about a particular filing. Who answers those? not stated, the administrative office that serves you, or the authority identified in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 1705?
- DD Form 1705, Reimbursement for Real Estate Sale and/or Purchase Closing Cost Expenses, October 2002.
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?