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.
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- IRS: MARRIED GAY UPL N FILE JOT TAX RETURNS
- INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WILL ALLOW MARRIED GAY UPL TO FILE JOT TAX RETURNS REGARDLS OF WHERE THEY LIVE
IRS: MARRIED GAY UPL N FILE JOT TAX RETURNS
* 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.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WILL ALLOW MARRIED GAY UPL TO FILE JOT TAX RETURNS REGARDLS OF WHERE THEY LIVE
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. * can gay couples file joint federal tax returns *
)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.
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.