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Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Just in time for this year’s tax filing season (but a bit late for St. Valentine’s Day), the Tax Policy Center has updated its marriage...
February 21, 2014Roberton C. Williams
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Last week’s IRS ruling on same-sex marriages received a lot of attention. Going forward, a same-sex married couple must file federal income tax returns as...
September 5, 2013Roberton C. Williams
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Our new Marriage Bonus and Penalty calculator , despite all its Valentine’s Day finery, ignores the new 0.9 percent Medicare payroll tax hike buried in...
February 15, 2013Roberton C. Williams
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Love is blind, says the adage, and that can be a good thing when it comes to taxes. That’s because married couples often pay a...
February 13, 2013Roberton C. Williams
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
The federal income tax is not neutral when it comes to marriage. Get married and you and your spouse may pay less to Uncle Sam...
August 21, 2012Roberton C. Williams