Tag Archives: TAX RETURN FILING STATUS

IRS ISSUES RULES FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES

On August 29, 2013 the Department of the Treasury and IRS jointly announced issuance of tax filing guidance for same-sex couples in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Windsor, 570 U.S. __, 133 S. Ct. 2675 … Continue reading

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TO FILE OR NOT TO FILE JOINTLY: AN ANNUAL DILEMMA

It is tax time again and most married couples will file jointly without considering the consequences or considering only the dollar tax-savings (marriage bonus) from rate splitting for single-earner couples. Couples with two wage earners more likely face a marriage … Continue reading

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