Splitting income makes little difference for opposite-sex married couples but creates tax issues for same-sex partners because of DOMA. Here are just a few of the problems that the IRS has explained in various publications.
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But their focus will probably be confined to the question of whether the difference in treatment of same-sex and heterosexual married people as far as federal benefits are concerned is unconstitutional.
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Another difference: the campaign for same-sex marriage has benefited greatly from personal testimony by gay couples, speaking out in legislative hearings and campaign videos.
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