New tax rules for legally married same-sex couples

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Abstract: The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS recently ruled that same-sex couples, legally married in a jurisdiction that recognizes their marriages, will be treated as married for federal tax purposes. This ruling applies regardless of whether the couple lives in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage or a jurisdiction that does not. This brief article notes some caveats and addresses tax filing for 2013 or earlier.