Comments on: Where can LGBT families and couples find tax tips online? http://www.setget.net/where-can-lgbt-families-and-couples-find-tax-tips-online/ Get Ready for Tax Season | Income Tax Filing | Tax Help | Tax Deductions | Online Tax Preparation | Business Taxes | Tax Shelters Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:31:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: acc fan http://www.setget.net/where-can-lgbt-families-and-couples-find-tax-tips-online/comment-page-1/#comment-67 acc fan Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:18:27 +0000 http://www.setget.net/where-can-lgbt-families-and-couples-find-tax-tips-online/#comment-67 It doesn't matter how many hoops we jump through, we are still screwed tax-wise, at least at the federal level. Interestingly, before the Defense of Marriage Act precluded federal recognition of same-sex marriages in 1996, the IRS said that it would recognize any non-plural marriage recognized by any state. Not a problem - same-sex marriage was not legal anywhere, so they really were just dodging the issue. Once DOMA is repealed, which Obama has said he will work for (watch for a filibuster on that one) then the IRS will have to recognize gay marriages. Now we need to get equal tax treatment for civil unions and domestic partnership. It doesn’t matter how many hoops we jump through, we are still screwed tax-wise, at least at the federal level. Interestingly, before the Defense of Marriage Act precluded federal recognition of same-sex marriages in 1996, the IRS said that it would recognize any non-plural marriage recognized by any state. Not a problem – same-sex marriage was not legal anywhere, so they really were just dodging the issue.

Once DOMA is repealed, which Obama has said he will work for (watch for a filibuster on that one) then the IRS will have to recognize gay marriages. Now we need to get equal tax treatment for civil unions and domestic partnership.

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