Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposes law to allow same-sex couples to get tax refunds owed to them

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Proposed legislation from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) would allow same-sex married couples to file amended tax returns to get refunds they should have received. What you should know.

to file as married from 2013 onward, and said they could amend tax returns to get credits and refunds they could have otherwise received.

Under current law, you can file an amended return for up to three years from when you originally filed. You also have up to three years from when you filed to claim a refund owed., would permit these couples to file amended federal returns and claim refunds owed for all the years they were legally married."The federal government forced legally married same-sex couples in Massachusetts to file as individuals and pay more in taxes for almost a decade," Warren said in a statement.

Married couples have access to higher standard deductions: $24,400 for joint filers in 2019, compared to $12,200 for singles.Penalty or bonusWhether it makes sense for a couple to file an amended return depends on whether they're subject to a marriage penalty or a bonus.Two spouses with similar incomes who marry could wind up with more of their taxable income in a higher tax bracket. The effect is magnified if both spouses are high earners.

 

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No chance

More bullshit. All they have to do is marry like everyone else. Welcome to equality. Put your clothes on and get to work.

Are you ______ me ? Can I list alphabetically all the crap I can logically defend and cite where the gov't should GO BACK IN TIME and pay me ? We're really doing this ? Good gosh.

This is the single biggest issue facing Americans today.

Just staph, STOP with this reparation madness. Democrats you should pay this since your party is responsible for this and many other crimes in American history. Dixiecrats indeed!

Doesn't anyone care about the middle anymore

I don't understand why people are gay, but Jesus said things like, the first amongst you who is without sin cast the first stone, and love thy neighbor as you love thyself..Moses wrote the ten commandments with about 620 commandments Jesus answers are much easier to understand

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