The Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) would repeal DOMA and provide that any marriage that was entered into legally in the place of celebration would be recognized by the federal government as a valid marriage. The bill was introduced in…
The state of New York has been recognizing same-sex marriages from other states or countries for years. Soon, New Yorkers will not have to leave the state in order to enter into a legal marriage. But the state’s new law…
Late today New York approved same-sex marriage. This is a tremendous step forward in the battle for same-sex marriage rights in this country. There are many tax ramifications that emanate from this decision. For a New York Times article on…
We have at least 8 U.S. Senators on our side, urging the IRS to do something to help same-sex couples in recognition states file their tax returns correctly without the threat of penalties. Senators Murray, Cantwell, Feinstein, Boxer, Whitehouse, Leahy,…
What would I like for my birthday? How about an apology from the IRS about how it has been treating same-sex couples in community property states this tax season? Voila! It came — just one day after my real birthday.…
Last March (2010) at the Estate and Gift Tax Conference of the Taxation Section of the California State Bar, an IRS representative reported that the IRS was launching a “compliance initiative” intended to uncover unreported gifts of real estate. While…
2010 is the first year that registered or married same-sex couples in California, Washington, and Nevada were expected to file single returns splitting all income, including income from wages and from self-employment. Most couples and tax return preparers that I…
Karen is self employed and her partner is an employee, whose salary exceeds the social security maximum for social security taxes. Karen earns $140,000 from her business. It is all community income. According to IRS Publication 555, Karen will pay…
Remember that this year’s tax deadline is April 18 rather than April 15. That is because Emancipation Day, April 16, the day that President Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act, is a legal holiday in DC. And since it falls…
Turbo Tax has announced that it is not going to be able to provide full support for RDPs and same-sex spouses who are required to split their community income and deductions on their federal tax returns. For more details from…
