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srican69

(1,426 posts) Wed Mar 27, 2013, 02:57 PM Mar 2013

will there be a flood of Tax refilings that IRS will have to deal with if DOMA is repealed?

or will the ruling have no effect on past filings?

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will there be a flood of Tax refilings that IRS will have to deal with if DOMA is repealed? (Original Post) srican69 Mar 2013 OP

We don't know that yet. n/t Lil Missy Mar 2013 #1

It's going to effect SSI too Politicalboi Mar 2013 #2

I would be very surprised if this was retroactive n/t el_bryanto Mar 2013 #3

It might be retroactive. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #5

It also depends on the wording el_bryanto Mar 2013 #6

I don't believe it will be retroactive. There is no clear law for it to revert back to. Dollface Mar 2013 #4

Lil Missy

(17,865 posts)

1. We don't know that yet. n/t

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 02:58 PM

Mar 2013

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

2. It's going to effect SSI too

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 03:01 PM

Mar 2013

With survivor benefits. All that money they got to keep all this time. Fuck them.

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)

3. I would be very surprised if this was retroactive n/t

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Wed Mar 27, 2013, 03:20 PM

Mar 2013

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

5. It might be retroactive.

Reply to el_bryanto (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 03:54 PM

Mar 2013

When SCOTUS strikes a law because it's unconstitutional, it's as if the law never existed.

So same-sex couples that were getting shafted out of thousands of dollars of tax deductions or benefits because their marriage "wasn't real" would have every right to refile and get that money back.

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)

6. It also depends on the wording

Reply to backscatter712 (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 04:13 PM

Mar 2013

if it says that all homosexuals who were married previously are now officially married they have a case. If it says people who weren't allowed to be married are now allowed to be married, than they probably have no case.

Bryant

Dollface

(1,590 posts)

4. I don't believe it will be retroactive. There is no clear law for it to revert back to.

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 03:27 PM

Mar 2013

On a happy note, I'm already seeing tax planning articles for when/if DOMA is repealed.

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