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IRS recognizes same-sex marriage regardless of where couple lives now; maybe gays will lobby against marriage penalty now The media have widely reported that the IRS will fully recognize same-sex marriages, as long as the marriages were legal in the place of celebration, regardless of the state where the couple lives. That also means that a “marriage penalty” couple sometimes applies, which more often affects couples whose incomes are comparably equal – perhaps more common with young same-sex couples than whole heterosexual world. Look at the Wiki link here.
Annie Lowrey has a typical story for the New York Times here.
The Social Security Administration is still reported as using a “place of residence” standard for survivor benefits, unless it gets further instructions from Congress or the courts. The VA is not yet recognizing same-sex marriage at all, as recently reported. Update: later Friday, federal judge Consuelo Marshall in Los Angeles ruled that the Supreme Court DOMA ruling in June 2013 does apply to VA benefits, NBC news story here. Posted by Bill Boushka at 4:11 PM Labels: gay marriage, tax policy

