TOPEKA, Kan. –– Attorneys for Kansas officials say in a federal court filing that the state is allowing married same-sex couples to file joint income tax returns.
The disclosure of the policy change was made in a filing Thursday asking U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree to dismiss a lawsuit filed last year by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of gay and lesbian couples.
The ACLU challenged the state’s ban on same-sex marriage and the Department of Revenue’s refusal to allow same-sex couples to file joint tax returns.
The U.S. Supreme Court last month declared gay marriage legal across the nation.
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The state’s lawyers submitted an affidavit from Department of Revenue policy director Richard Cram. He said the agency’s policy against joint tax returns for same-sex couples is no longer valid.
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