Wed gay couples win U.S. marriage tax benefits nationwide

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(Reuters) - All legally wed gay couples, no matter what state they live in, are entitled to the same U.S. federal tax benefits as married heterosexual couples, the Obama administration said on Thursday.

The U.S. Treasury ruling, following a landmark Supreme Court decision in June, means that whether a married gay couple lives in New York, which recognizes gay marriage, or Oklahoma, which does not, federal tax benefits and responsibilities apply.

The Supreme Court on June 26 invalidated a key portion of a 1996 federal law, known as the Defense of Marriage Act, which had defined marriage as between a man and a woman.

There was some uncertainty after the Supreme Court ruling about how the tax status of gay married couples would be treated in dozens of states that have laws against gay marriage.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/29/us-usa-gaymarriage-tax-idUSBRE97S11N20130829

[LuvNewcastle]

1. That's good to hear.

It would have been insane for the government to give benefits to couples in certain states and deny them to couples in other states. When it comes to gay people, though, the government has done some screwy things. Glad to see that sanity won the day here.

[Ruby the Liberal]

2. This is huge!

SCOTUS ruling was specific to states that already allowed marriage (or agreed to reciprocal from other states).

Wow!

[spanone]

3. i thought so too !!!

[etherealtruth]

4. As it should be!

[JTFrog]

5. k & DUrec! n/t