{"id":6601,"date":"2014-10-18T10:16:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T10:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?p=6601"},"modified":"2017-08-22T17:21:04","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T17:21:04","slug":"same-sex-marriage-tax-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/filing\/personal-tax-planning\/same-sex-marriage-tax-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Same-Sex Marriage and Your State Tax Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early in October, the Supreme Court denied review<\/a> of same-sex marriage appeals from three different federal appeals courts: the Tenth Circuit, the Fourth Circuit and the Seventh Circuit.<\/p>\n

What does that mean? Since the Supreme Court has declined to decide the matters, the decisions of each of the lower courts will stand. That means the states where same-sex marriages were stopped pending an appeal to the Supreme Court should now allow same-sex marriages.<\/p>\n

It also means that states within those federal circuit court jurisdictions that do not allow same-sex marriages will have to follow the rules set forth in the federal circuit court ruling. So same-sex marriage should now be recognized in more states. However, in some states (including Kansas and South Carolina), it may require some additional legal and governmental processes before same-sex marriages are recognized. Another case from the Ninth Circuit requires same-sex marriages to be recognized in Idaho; additional process may be necessary before same-sex marriage is recognized in Montana.<\/p>\n

The bottom line is that it is still a bit confusing for same-sex couples when it comes to filing a state tax return. That’s why we have updated our map after this recent news to reflect the states where same-sex couples should file as married filing jointly or married filing separately.<\/p>\n

Still have questions? Come talk with one of our tax professionals<\/a> who can help consult on your specific situation.<\/p>\n

Click to view larger image.\u00a0<\/strong>Map updated November 25, 2014.
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