The IRS’ announcement that they will recognize all same-sex married couples became effective on September 16th. While filing status is the change that is getting the most attention it is not the only significant tax consequence. The effects are far-reaching and provide several avenues for same-sex married couples to get money back from theContinue reading “Same-Sex Married Couples to Get Refunds for Taxes Withheld on Health Benefits”
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Social Security Issues for Registered Domestic Partners in Washington State
The absence of federal marriage equality has a powerful impact on your social security. I briefly touched on this in a previous post, Washington to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage?. What I discussed there was in the context of survivor benefits which is unfortunately only one of the social security issues that “unmarried” couples face. Let’s startContinue reading “Social Security Issues for Registered Domestic Partners in Washington State”