Tennessee Equality Project states: To sum it up, if a state believes you have the right to marry and issues you a valid marriage certificate, it is not the place of the federal government to deny you the status of marriage and deny you the benefits of marriage under federal law. So what does this mean for those LGBT Tennesseans who are legally married in other states but live here? Well, Tennessee does not have a state income tax, so that is not an issue for us. For your federal income tax, you may now file “Married, Filing Jointly”. Next April, we will see the largest number of US citizens that will be ecstatic to file income taxes in the history of tax filing. Besides income taxes though, what else will this affect? Social Security, Disability, Medicare, Medicaid, Family Medical Leave, and a host of other federal benefits and privileges associated with marriage will be available to all spouses. That will not depend on whether or not you and your spouse live in a state with marriage equality. That is federal, and follows you and your spouse regardless of domicile. If you or your spouse is a veteran, you will be treated just like any other married military family for federal benefits. By the way, while hopefully you will never have to use it, you are also now entitled to spousal privilege in federal court, and cannot be compelled to testify against your spouse.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:32:09 +0000
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