How will couples in a same-sex marriage file taxes?
The same way couples do for domestic partnerships. The federal government doesn’t recognize same-sex partners, nor does the Internal Revenue Service, said Oakland-based IRS spokesman Larry Wright. The California Franchise Tax Board, however, allows domestic partners – and now same-sex couples – to file together, either jointly or separately. So domestic partners or married gay couples would file their state taxes together, but file federal taxes separately. What is the status of gay marriages performed in San Francisco in 2004? Those marriages have been ruled invalid, and the couples will have to remarry. Where is same-sex marriage recognized around the world? Same-sex marriages are legal or recognized in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa and Spain. Can same-sex couples from another state get married here, and what legal standing will that have back home? California doesn’t have a residency requirement to get married, so out-of-state couples can come here and legal
