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MarkCharles

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3. Interesting and challenging paradox! Predicament is right!

Reply to Not Me (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 01:46 PM

Feb 2012

Any tax attorney worth his/her salt would advise you both to file affidavits with the return, as "NB" to the line reporting marital status, indicating your acknowledgement of IRS rules, as required to file separately, and yet indicating spousal status as a same sex couple. This would be in the spirit of honest reporting, but, given the level of IRS agents' sophistication, or lack thereof, this would probably serve only to trigger a tax audit for both of you.

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The Faggot Penalty, or, how DOMA and the IRS conspire to screw you [View all] Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 OP

We meet with our tax guy tomorrow... Not Me Feb 2012 #1

Interesting and challenging paradox! Predicament is right! MarkCharles Feb 2012 #3

This needs to be brought out way more... gopiscrap Feb 2012 #2

Anyone ask you to rephrase? libodem Feb 2012 #4

I'm getting killed ony my partner's medical benefits. soleft Feb 2012 #5

me too mitchtv Feb 2012 #8

Yes, that's another problem with the tax code Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 #9

DOMA libodem Feb 2012 #6

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