IRS Issues Ruling on Tax Filings for Same Sex Couples
Yesterday the Internal Revenue Service issued an important ruling in the wake of the Windsor case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional. Specifically the IRS stated that it will recognize all same sex marriages regardless of where the couple was married. The Supreme Court did not specifically address what would […]
Affect of United States v. Windsor on NJ Same Sex Couples
After scrutinizing the United States v. Windsor decision yesterday a little more thoroughly, it occurs to me that same sex couples in New Jersey are still a state of limbo. It should be noted that the Supreme Court relied on the fact that the couple in the Windsor case not only were legally married in Canada, but […]