Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

NOM to appeal denial of nearly $700K in legal fees over failed IRS lawsuit

NOM is seeking $691,000 in legal fees related to an unsuccessful lawsuit that claimed a leaked tax disclosure was deliberate and politically motivated.

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DOJ smacks down Nat’l Organization for Marriage request for attorney’s fees

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a blistering response to a motion by the National Organization for Marriage demanding nearly $700,000 attorneys' fees for their lawsuit over the release of confidential tax documents.…

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Court orders U.S. to pay NOM $50K for ‘leaked’ tax information

WASHINGTON -- A federal court has ordered the U.S. government to pay $50,000 to the National Organization for Marriage after the group claimed that confidential donor information from its tax returns was "leaked" to an activist…

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Judge dismisses most of NOM lawsuit against IRS over disclosure to HRC

A federal district court judge has dismissed most of a lawsuit by the National Organization for Marriage that claimed an employee of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service deliberately leaked a confidential tax document from NOM to…

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Same-sex marriage and taxes: Gay couples could face surprises at tax time

WASHINGTON — Legally married same-sex couples may be in for a couple of surprises come tax time. Filing federal taxes could become more complicated for gay married couples who live in states that don’t recognize their…

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Feds ease rules on health care tax breaks for married, same-sex couples

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is letting legally married same-sex couples claim some health care tax benefits for this year.

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Mo. to accept joint state tax returns from married, same-sex couples

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday he is directing officials to accept tax returns jointly filed by same-sex couples who were legally married in other states.

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Okla. rejects amended tax returns from legally married, same-sex couples

TULSA, Okla. — A small number of Oklahoma same-sex couples have received returned payments from the state Tax Commission, which turned down their recently amended filings that claimed married status.

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N.D. issues tax form for married, gay couples due to same-sex marriage ban

BISMARK, N.D. -- The state of North Dakota has released a new tax form designed specifically for married, same-sex couples because the state does not recognize their unions.

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Kansas latest state to rule married, gay couples must file taxes as singles

WICHITA, Kan. -- Kansas tax officials issued a ruling Friday saying same-sex couples must file their state income tax returns as if each person were single, even if they filed as married on their federal returns.

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