Married same-sex couples can face higher federal tax bills of up to $6,000 because the federal government, due to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), does not recognize their unions, an analysis conducted by tax specialists has found.
Marriage can provide several tax breaks for heterosexual couples but due to DOMA’s restrictions same-sex couples cannot file joint returns. This can have a big impact.
CNNMoney, working with H&R Block, has been crunching the [...]




