IRS announces it will treat same-sex marriages the same as heterosexual ones

IRS announces it will treat same-sex marriages the same as heterosexual ones

Source: Washington Post National News Alert

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced on Thursday that they would treat legal same-sex marriages the same as heterosexual marriages for federal tax purposes. 

The new policy, which comes in response to a June Supreme Court ruling that overturned a key portion of the Defense of Marriage Act, allows same-sex spouses to file tax returns as married couples regardless of whether they live in jurisdictions that recognize gay unions.

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