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The Unintended Tax Advantages Of Gay Marriage, Theodore P. Seto
The Unintended Tax Advantages Of Gay Marriage, Theodore P. Seto
Washington and Lee Law Review
The Internal Revenue Code (the Code) contains numerous special rules applicable to the income taxation of persons related by marriage, birth, adoption, or ownership. This Article suggests a new approach to their analysis. Many basic tax rules assume that taxpayers are self-interested and unaffiliated. Where this assumption is incorrect, the Code makes adjustments to its otherwise applicable rules. Most of the resulting related-party antiavoidance rules apply only in the context of specified formal relationships-marriage, parent/child, or owner/business. The Article tests this thesis by comparing the income tax treatment of heterosexual married couples with that of gay couples in committed long-term …
Federal Taxation In Separation And Divorce, Edward S. Graves
Federal Taxation In Separation And Divorce, Edward S. Graves
Washington and Lee Law Review
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