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Law

Elizabeth Warren, Susan Collins Introduce Tax Bill to Help Married Same-Sex Couples

The bill would help couples married before the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Windsor.

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World

Tax equity for same-sex partners' health insurance proposed in Congress

Legislation to equalize the assessment of taxes for health-care coverage of same-sex partners was quietly introduced in Congress last week.

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Voices

Taxes and gift giving

A recent article in the print edition of The Advocate inadvertently misrepresented tax options for same-sex couples with widely divergent incomes: In fact, one partner cannot shelter income by giving to the other. An attorney who specializes in tax issues and estate planning straightens out the facts.

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Business

IRS Admits It Shouldnt Have Disqualified Gay Couples from Tax Credit

Parents who adopt normally qualify for a one-time credit of more than $13,000. But the IRS sometimes refused applications from same-sex couples when one partner is adopting the other's biological child.

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Families

Best College Savings Plans Announced

Trying to save for college? Investment research firm Morningstar just came out with its annual rankings of the best college savings plans to help guide you through the process.

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Business

Virginia Bars Married Same-Sex Couples From Filing Taxes Jointly

After consulting with the office of outgoing attorney general Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia will not follow the IRS policy of allowing married same-sex couples to file state taxes jointly.

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Politics

Same-Sex Spouses Could See Tax Windfall Under Warren, Chu Bills

Bills from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Judy Chu would let couples file amended returns going back to the date of their marriage.

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Voices

10 best companies to work for

As more and more firms opt to protect and nurture their GLBT employees, The Advocate adds to it's annual list

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Voices

The trans catch-22

In order to get "treated" for being transsexual--meaning hormones and, perhaps, surgery--you first have to be diagnosed. But calling trans people sick creates the same stigma gay people faced for decades. Part six in our ongoing series.

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Business

Op-ed: The Reminder of Tax Day

On Tax Day, Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese is reminded of the attacks that LGBT feel on their dignity as American taxpayers.

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World

IRS sued over sex-change deduction

After a tormented existence as a father and a construction worker, a 57-year-old suburban Boston man underwent a sex-change operation. Then she wrote off the $25,000 in medical expenses on her taxes. But the IRS disallowed the deduction, ruling the procedure was cosmetic, not a medical necessity.

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Business

Best Companies of 2010 The Case For a Raise

10 Companies Leading the Way on Global LGBTI Rights
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10 Companies Leading the Way on Global LGBTI Rights

As the U.S. government trashes LGBT employment protections, corporations pick up the slack, going way beyond simple corporate responsibility.

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World

It's Complicated: LGBT India Since 2003

For India and LGBT rights, it's three steps forward and two steps back.