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New CCH Tax Briefing Examines Recent IRS Announcement Recognizing All Same-Sex Marriages Nationwide
(RIVERWOODS, ILL., September 3, 2013) – More answers are now available for those with tax questions following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that struck down a key portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). CCH has issued a new Tax Briefing: IRS Guidance on Same-Sex Marriage, offering guidance and analysis of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) announcement on August 29 that all same-sex marriages nationwide will be recognized for federal tax purposes. CCH, part of Wolters Kluwer is a leading global provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services (CCHGroup.com).
The IRS will now accept a married tax filing status for federal returns filed by legally married, same-sex couples, whether the couple lives in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage or not. In addition to income taxes, estate and gift taxes and payroll taxes associated with many employee spousal benefits are also affected by the DOMA decision and new IRS announcement. However, the actions do not apply to registered domestic partnerships, civil unions, or similar formal relationships recognized under state laws.
“The IRS said it followed other federal agencies by taking a ‘place of celebration’ approach rather than using a couple’s ‘place of domicile’ to determine tax status,” said CCH Principal Federal Tax Analyst, Mark Luscombe, JD, LLM, CPA. “Now same-sex married couples may file as married filing jointly or married filing separately for the 2013 tax year, and couples may look at amending federal returns from open prior years to see if they may benefit from their new tax filing status.”
For More Information
For full details on the new tax filing guidance from the IRS for same-sex married couples, please click here to access CCH’s new Tax Briefing: IRS Guidance on Same-Sex Marriage.
A full range of recent CCH Tax Briefings on significant tax developments, including Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA, which was published shortly after the High Court’s decision in June, is also available by visiting CCHGroup.com/Legislation.
Members of the press interested in speaking to a CCH tax analyst should contact Eric Scott at 847-267-2179, eric.scott@wolterskluwer.com.
About CCH, a part of Wolters Kluwer
CCH, a part of Wolters Kluwer (CCHGroup.com) is a leading global provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services. It has served tax, accounting and business professionals since 1913. Among its market-leading solutions are The ProSystem fx® Suite, CCH Axcess™, CCH® IntelliConnect®, Accounting Research Manager® and the U.S. Master Tax Guide®. CCH is based in Riverwoods, Ill. Follow us now on Twitter @CCHMediaHelp. Wolters Kluwer (www.wolterskluwer.com) is a market-leading global information services company. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.
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