Utah Tax Officials Allow Joint Filing for Married Same-Sex Couples
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah tax officials allow joint filing for married same-sex couples
| By Dan Harrie | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published 3 hours ago
Updated 13 minutes ago
Utah same-sex couples legally married in the Beehive State or any other state may file joint state income tax returns, the Utah State Tax Commission announced Thursday.
It is the latest — and apparently final — tax guideline on the issue, at least for 2013 returns.
Previously, the Utah Tax Commission had issued a policy statement saying it would not allow joint filing of state returns by gay or lesbian couples married legally in any other state. That was before a federal judge struck down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage but after the Internal Revenue Service had announced it would allow joint filing by same-sex couples married legally anywhere, regardless of their state of residence.
The Utah tax agency did not immediately explain its reversal Thursday.
"Same-sex couples whose marriages were performed in Utah pursuant to the federal district court’s order between Dec. 20, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2013, or whose marriages were solemnized in other states before Dec. 31, 2013, may file individual State income returns as ‘married,’" said Charlie Roberts, spokesperson for the Tax Commission.
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