|
|
| Re: Gay protest in LA (383946) | |||
 |
|||
| Home > OTChat | |||
|
[ Read Responses | Post a New Response | Return to the Index ] |
|
||
|
Re: Gay protest in LA |
|
|
Posted by BMTLines on Thu Nov 13 06:55:34 2008, in response to Re: Gay protest in LA, posted by AlM on Sun Nov 9 19:27:14 2008. In some states those in "Civil Unions" are allowed to file joint state tax returns but they must file separate Federal tax returns because the IRS does not recognize civil unions as a legal "marriage". Until the federal government accepts either civil union or gay marriage this tax situation will continue.Take Massachusetts as an example: Massachusetts construes the term civil marriage "to mean the voluntary union of two persons as spouses." Thus the term "marriage" includes same-sex marriage, and the term "spouse" includes partners in a same-sex marriage. The Supreme Judicial Court stayed the entry of judgment in Goodridge for 180 days; thus same-sex marriage is recognized in Massachusetts on May 16, 2004. Massachusetts will recognize valid same-sex marriages for tax periods that end on or after May 16, 2004, and will not recognize same-sex marriages for tax periods that end before May 16, 2004. The federal Defense of Marriage Act The terms "marriage" and "spouse" differ in meaning between Massachusetts and federal law. Federal law states that: In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word "marriage" means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word "spouse" refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife. Unless the "Federal Defense of Marriage Act" is repealed then the IRS will not recognize either a civil union or marriage between two individuals of the same sex. |
|
(There are no responses to this message.)
|
|