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Married same-sex couples in Utah can file joint state taxes, commission says
Source: Reuters
Married same-sex couples in Utah can file joint state taxes, commission says
BY JENNIFER DOBNER
SALT LAKE CITY Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:03pm EST
(Reuters) - Same-sex couples married in Utah during a brief period when gay marriage was legal in the conservative, heavily Mormon state can jointly file their state taxes, the State Tax Commission said on Thursday.
Utah temporarily became the 18th state to legalize same-sex marriage when a U.S. federal district judge ruled on December 20 that a state ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. His ruling was put on hold by the U.S. Supreme Court but not before roughly 1,400 gay couples tied the knot.
To be eligible to file joint state taxes, gay or lesbian couples must have wed before the end of the tax year, the commission said in a notice that pointed out the U.S. Supreme Court had not issued its stay before the end of 2013. Utah is appealing the decision striking down its ban on gay marriage.
"Same-sex couples who are eligible to file a joint federal income tax return and who elect to file jointly may also file a joint 2013 Utah Individual Income Tax return," the notice from the Utah Tax Commission said.
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BY JENNIFER DOBNER
SALT LAKE CITY Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:03pm EST
(Reuters) - Same-sex couples married in Utah during a brief period when gay marriage was legal in the conservative, heavily Mormon state can jointly file their state taxes, the State Tax Commission said on Thursday.
Utah temporarily became the 18th state to legalize same-sex marriage when a U.S. federal district judge ruled on December 20 that a state ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. His ruling was put on hold by the U.S. Supreme Court but not before roughly 1,400 gay couples tied the knot.
To be eligible to file joint state taxes, gay or lesbian couples must have wed before the end of the tax year, the commission said in a notice that pointed out the U.S. Supreme Court had not issued its stay before the end of 2013. Utah is appealing the decision striking down its ban on gay marriage.
"Same-sex couples who are eligible to file a joint federal income tax return and who elect to file jointly may also file a joint 2013 Utah Individual Income Tax return," the notice from the Utah Tax Commission said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/16/us-usa-gaymarriage-utah-idUSBREA0F1MT20140116
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