Last week the IRS issued regulations on how the government will treat tax returns filed by married same-sex couples. The regs are issued in light of the Supreme Court's spring decision invalidating the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
It's not the apocalypse opponents have been hyperventilating about for so long; neither is it a truly level playing field. Writing in The New York Times, reporter Tara Siegel Bernard wrote, "The rules also begin to clarify how couples residing in the 37 states that do not sanction same-sex marriages will fare (Warning: Filing state returns won't be easy but not so bad that you'll consider moving)."
It's not the apocalypse opponents have been hyperventilating about for so long; neither is it a truly level playing field. Writing in The New York Times, reporter Tara Siegel Bernard wrote, "The rules also begin to clarify how couples residing in the 37 states that do not sanction same-sex marriages will fare (Warning: Filing state returns won't be easy but not so bad that you'll consider moving)."
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