Who Claims The Kids On Their Taxes, And Other Ways Divorce May Affect Your Taxes

Divorcing couples often wonder who claims the children on their taxes, and in what other ways divorce will affect their taxes. Questions may include which filing status to use after the divorce, and how payments for spousal maintenance and child…

FEDERAL TAX IMPLICATIONS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES MARRIED UNDER STATE LAWS

In June of 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held in U.S. v.  Windsor that provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) were unconstitutional. Prior to this ruling, Section 3 of DOMA required that, for purposes of federal enactments, marriage…