The Archives of Unmarried America

Tax Issues

     -- BusinessWeek story on Unmarried America
     -- Unmarried Americans need tax relief too
     -- Death tax, social security tax, and single people
     -- Federal income taxes and single people
     -- Tax lurks in gift of property to unmarried partner or friend
     -- Cayto Institute: current social security system does not respect family diversity
     -- Surprise: taxes due for domestic partner health benefits

     -- Social security a bad deal for minorities, single women
     -- Ever-single workers may gain from social security reform
     -- Lower federal death tax can trigger more state taxes on the unmarried

     -- Unmarried homeowners face higher estate taxes
     -- Ever single workers may gain from social security reform
     -- Louisiana voters approve tax exemptions for unmarried homeowners
     -- Social security a bad deal for minorities, single women
     -- Memo to candidates: let's talk taxes
     -- Social security must be reformed to be saved
     -- Low income singles often overlook federal tax credit
     -- How the tax codes make singles suffer
     -- Permanent marriage bonus equals permanent singles penalty
     -- Online chat: the singles penalty
     -- Many states impose inheritance taxes on unmarried beneficiaries

     -- Tax cut bill leaves low income singles and families behind
     -- Millions of single taxpayers get no cuts
     -- Tax cuts mostly for rich married savers
     -- Marriage penalty is a myth
     -- Tax relief: low income singles without kids get zero
     -- Taxes affected by marital status and family status
     -- Tax cut sticks it to singles
     -- Estate tax repeal dies in Senate
     -- New Hampshire repeals death tax
     -- Flat tax revisited: another look at the Forbes plan