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Treasury and the IRS Issue Proposed Regulations Implementing Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

Franczek P.C. on 10/29/2015

In recent guidance, the Department of Treasury and the IRS issued proposed rules that clarify under the Internal Revenue Code (Code) that the terms “spouse” and “husband” and “wife” refer to individuals who are lawfully...more

U.S. Supreme Court Holds Same-Sex Marriage To Be a Fundamental Right

McGuireWoods LLP on 7/9/2015

The United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (2015) on June 26, 2015. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment requires a State to license a marriage...more

The U.S. Supreme Court Finds a Constitutional Right to Same-Sex Marriage: Implications for Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 6/26/2015

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a historic decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, holding that the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses require states to allow same-sex marriage and to...more

Same Sex Marriages: Are You Filing Your Taxes Properly?

Poyner Spruill LLP on 2/5/2014

In late 2013, I met with my first same sex couple clients since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) last year. If you recall, DOMA was the federal law barring the federal government from...more

IRS Releases FAQs on Cafeteria Plan Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses Post-DOMA

Goodwin on 1/10/2014

The Internal Revenue Service has released a series of FAQs to answer several outstanding questions following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Windsor, which struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. The most...more

Brindisi Tax Academy -- 2013 Year-End Tax Update

Cozen O'Connor on 1/7/2014

I. A Look Back At 2013 Tax Matters, “Gangnam Style” - A. Some Random Observations. - 1. When we penned last year’s Update for you, dear reader, this fair country of ours stood six feet from the edge of the “...more

Tax Department Prohibits Joint Filing for Married Same Sex Couples in Ohio

BakerHostetler on 11/4/2013

The Ohio Department of Taxation (the "Department") has issued guidance that it will require married same-sex couples who file joint federal income tax returns to file Ohio income tax returns using a "single" filing status. On...more

New California Law Affects State Taxation of Employer Tax Gross-Ups for Domestic Partners

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/30/2013

The California state legislature recently enacted a law that may affect the taxation of benefits an employer provides to same-sex domestic partners in the state. California AB 362 excludes from gross income for California...more

IRS and DOL Guidance Clarifies Post-DOMA Questions

Goodwin on 10/18/2013

The Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor have issued recent guidance to clarify the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in U.S. v. Windsor. The new guidance addresses some of the implications of the federal...more

IRS Guidance on Employment and Income Tax Refunds on Same-Sex Spouse Benefits

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/17/2013

Employers extending benefit coverage to employees’ same-sex spouses and partners should review their payroll procedures to ensure that such coverages are properly taxed for federal income and FICA tax purposes. Employers...more

Windsor & DOMA: Issues for Cross-Border Employers

Fisher Phillips on 10/2/2013

On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in U.S. v. Windsor that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), which defined “marriage” as strictly between opposite-sex couples and “spouse” as referring only to a...more

IRS Issues Notice on Special Tax Adjustment Procedures for Same-Sex Marriages

Morgan Lewis on 9/27/2013

Notice 2013-61 provides alternative administrative procedures for reporting income and FICA tax adjustments in response to the Windsor decision and Revenue Ruling 2013-17. On September 24, the U.S. Department of the...more

Legal Alert: IRS Answers Residence Question For Same-Sex Spouses

FordHarrison on 9/3/2013

On August 29, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Ruling 2013-17, under which same-sex couples will be treated as married for all federal tax purposes, including income and gift and estate taxes, if their...more

IRS Announces That All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be Recognized For Federal Tax Purposes

Gray Reed on 8/30/2013

The IRS issued a press release today that is significant for same sex spouses. The changes are discussed more fully in Rev. Proc. 2013-17 and generally reflect the holding in the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Windsor. ...more

U.S. Treasury Department Rules on Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/30/2013

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) yesterday ruled in Revenue Ruling 2013-17 that same-sex couples, legally married in a jurisdiction that recognizes their marriage, will be...more

It’s the State of the Union for Same-Sex Couples

Winstead PC on 8/30/2013

Today, the Internal Revenue Service issued long-awaited guidance on the treatment of same-sex spouses for Federal tax purposes. On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled in U.S. v. Windsor, 133 S.Ct. 2675 (2013), that...more

All Legal Same-Sex Marriages will be Recognized for Federal Tax Purposes

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 8/29/2013

Over a month after the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) was repealed, the US Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has finally weighed in with guidance on the issue of same-sex marriages. As expected, the guidance held that all...more

The Supreme Court Said We're Married … Now What?

Nossaman LLP on 8/9/2013

We recently sent an E-Alert on what the recent Supreme Court same-sex marriage decisions mean for employers, but what do those decisions mean for the couples themselves in terms of employer and tax benefits?...more

Supreme Court DOMA Decision—Part I: Fringe Benefits and Other Tax Implications

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/24/2013

On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its highly anticipated decision in United States v. Windsor, ruling that Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional....more

Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Defense Of Marriage Act – Open Questions For Benefit Plan Sponsors

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog on 7/17/2013

On June 26, 2013, in a 5-4 vote the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 1993 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional as a violation of Fifth Amendment guarantees of equal protection and equal liberty....more

United States v. Windsor: A New Direction in Planning for Same-Sex Couples

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/10/2013

On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Windsor1 overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA"), which had defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman.2 As a result, married...more

Supreme Court Finds DOMA to Be Unconstitutional -- Impact on Employers Explained

Foley Hoag LLP on 7/5/2013

On June 26, 2013, a majority of the Supreme Court held in United States v. Windsor that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage for purposes of federal law as the union of a man and a woman, is...more

Pennsylvania Employers Left Wondering How They Are Affected By The Supreme Court's Decision On DOMA

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/4/2013

Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down as unconstitutional a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that defined “marriage” for purposes of over 1,100 federal laws as a legal union between...more

Did You Know… The Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling Opening Federal Benefits To Same-Sex Couples Requires Employers To Update Employee...

Nossaman LLP on 7/4/2013

The Supreme Court’s ruling that the Defense of Marriage Act’s definition of marriage as a legal union only between one man and one woman is unconstitutional requires employers to treat same-sex couples who are legally married...more

Defense of Marriage Act Ruling Has Multiple Effects on Benefit Plans

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/4/2013

On June 26, the US Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Windsor that Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled that DOMA’s federal exclusion of state-recognized...more

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