Married Same Sex couples now Included in Tax Breaks
Well it's about time that this happened. The US Government is now recognizing married same sex couples as actual married couples. I read an article which explains this new law quite well.
"Gay spouses in all U.S. states will be treated as married under federal tax law even if local authorities don’t recognize their marriages, in what gay-rights advocates are calling a victory. The decision by the Treasury Department today implements the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which had forbidden the Internal Revenue Service from letting married homosexual couples file joint tax returns"
To read more go to http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Gay-Spouses-in-All-States-Married-Under-Tax-Law-4772377.php
"Gay spouses in all U.S. states will be treated as married under federal tax law even if local authorities don’t recognize their marriages, in what gay-rights advocates are calling a victory. The decision by the Treasury Department today implements the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which had forbidden the Internal Revenue Service from letting married homosexual couples file joint tax returns"
To read more go to http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Gay-Spouses-in-All-States-Married-Under-Tax-Law-4772377.php
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