Same-Sex Couples Pay Thousands More In Taxes

Because the federal government won’t recognize gay marriages, same-sex couples pay as much as $6000 more every year according to a CNN Money report.

The imbalance persists despite increasing acceptance of gay marriage as a legal right. More than 12 states now grant full or partial marriage rights to same-sex couples, and a recent Gallup poll showed — for the first time — that a majority of Americans favor gay marriage.

But not the federal government, which is constrained by the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. Even as more same-sex couples are able to file jointly at the state level, they are still forced to file as single when submitting federal returns to the IRS.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.