Taxes

BERLIN -- Gay rights campaigners won a victory over the German government Thursday as the country's top court ruled that same-sex couples in civil unions should receive the same tax benefits as heterosexual married couples. [ Read more → ]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California state Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would use the state's tax policy in an attempt to pressure the Boy Scouts of America into fully accepting gay members. [ Read more → ]

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Monday introducing the Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act, a bill that would end the taxation of employer-provided health insurance for domestic partners, as well as the penalty imposed on employers who provide equal benefits to their LGBT employees. [ Read more → ]

WASHINGTON — Even though an increasing number of states are legalizing gay marriage, same-sex married couples still won't be able to file joint federal tax returns this year. The federal Defense of Marriage Act defines marriage as "a legal union between one man and one... [ Read more → ]