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can gay couples file joint federal tax returns

For the first time ever, gay upl n file their feral returns jotly. But the challeng they face show that gay marriage is still not equal to heterosexual marriage Ameri.

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IRS: MARRIED GAY UPL N FILE JOT TAX RETURNS

Not only n same-sex married upl now file tax jotly, they n do for ee. What a untry! The IRS yterday announced is amendg feral tax policy so that same-sex and heterosexual married upl will now be treated equally: both n file a jot return. That means same-sex marrieds n claim marriage-related creds, exemptns and ductns. That appli whether or not they live a state that regniz gay or lbian marriag. They mt, however, have been married a jurisdictn that regniz same sex marriage. * can gay couples file joint federal tax returns *

Can Gay Coupl File Jot Tax? Do the IRS Regnize Gay Marriage? (Massachetts beme the first state to legalize the unns, 2003, after s Supreme Judicial Court led that the state nstutn giv gay and lbian upl the right to marry, acrdg to Pew; weddgs began 2004.

)Gay and lbian upl who legally wed before 2010 would be able to file an amend tax return if Congrs pass the Build Back Better Act wh the provisn is a fair thg to Warnoffdirector of feral tax policy at the Instute on Taxatn and Enomic Policy"This is a fair thg to do, " said Steve Wamhoff, director of feral tax policy at the Instute on Taxatn and Enomic Policy.

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WILL ALLOW MARRIED GAY UPL TO FILE JOT TAX RETURNS REGARDLS OF WHERE THEY LIVE

* can gay couples file joint federal tax returns *

Decisn follows Supreme Court lg JuneAll married upl will qualify%2C even if they have movedBut not all upl will e out ahead on their taxWASHINGTON — Married same-sex upl will be treated the same as oppose-sex upl for tax purpos, the Obama admistratn announced Thursday, regardls of where they live Treasury Department, followg up on the Supreme Court's lg June strikg down a key sectn of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, announced that gay and lbian married upl n file jot feral tax returns. "Chad Griff, print of the Human Rights Campaign, the natn's largt gay-rights group, said same-sex fai "fally have accs to ccial tax benefs and protectns prevly nied to them unr the discrimatory Defense of Marriage Act. Gay and lbian upl holdg a valid marriage certifite om a state that regniz same-sex marriage will be able to file a jot feral tax return for tax year 2013.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* CAN GAY COUPLES FILE JOINT FEDERAL TAX RETURNS

Internal Revenue Service will allow married gay upl to file jot tax returns regardls of where they live.

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