http://thebillfold.com/2012/06/taxes-and-a-marriage-unrecognized/ Everything About Money You Were Too Polite To Ask Wed, 22 May 2013 02:29:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thebillfold.com/2012/06/taxes-and-a-marriage-unrecognized/#comment-6961 Sarah Rain@facebook Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:38:33 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=5808#comment-6961 It's hard for me to feel a whole lot of pity for rich people paying taxes... maybe, for the sake of equality, spouses of either gender should not be exempted from estate taxes. It’s hard for me to feel a whole lot of pity for rich people paying taxes… maybe, for the sake of equality, spouses of either gender should not be exempted from estate taxes.

]]> http://thebillfold.com/2012/06/taxes-and-a-marriage-unrecognized/#comment-6258 Jack Olson Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:58:57 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=5808#comment-6258 About 40% of the taxes on this estate are those assessed by the State of New York. Hence, the same state which, unlike most other states, recognizes same sex marriage is prepared to tax the daylights out of every marriage. This is because New York taxes estates at the death of the first spouse, including same sex marriages. The rest of the estate taxes are federal. These estate taxes were enacted under a President who recently endorsed same sex marriage, unlike his predecessor, who never endorsed same sex marriage but did persuade the Congress to repeal federal estate taxes altogether. About 40% of the taxes on this estate are those assessed by the State of New York. Hence, the same state which, unlike most other states, recognizes same sex marriage is prepared to tax the daylights out of every marriage. This is because New York taxes estates at the death of the first spouse, including same sex marriages. The rest of the estate taxes are federal. These estate taxes were enacted under a President who recently endorsed same sex marriage, unlike his predecessor, who never endorsed same sex marriage but did persuade the Congress to repeal federal estate taxes altogether.

]]> http://thebillfold.com/2012/06/taxes-and-a-marriage-unrecognized/#comment-6144 mouthalmighty Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:54:16 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=5808#comment-6144 An emphatic "ughhhhhh" basically sums up my feelings on this. An emphatic “ughhhhhh” basically sums up my feelings on this.

]]> http://thebillfold.com/2012/06/taxes-and-a-marriage-unrecognized/#comment-6130 Genghis Khat Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:43:24 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=5808#comment-6130 Well that is a very depressing story. I hope this lady gets her monties back. Well that is a very depressing story. I hope this lady gets her monties back.

]]> http://thebillfold.com/2012/06/taxes-and-a-marriage-unrecognized/#comment-6127 Logan Sachon Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:19:09 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=5808#comment-6127 i'm reading it now and thinking about how crazy our laws are. DUMB. i’m reading it now and thinking about how crazy our laws are. DUMB.

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