“Same-Sex Divorce" Update: The Impact of New IRS Guidance in ILM 201021050
Abstract
In a recent memorandum, the IRS’s Office of Chief Counsel reversed its position on the application of Poe v. Seaborn to California Registered Domestic Partners (RDPs), concluding that the earned income of RDPs may be split between the parties, each reporting one-half of the total. This reversal in IRS position did not reflect any change in the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which precludes RDPs from being recognized as married for federal tax purposes. Instead, the reversal resulted from changes in California property law—changes that the federal tax system has to take into account without regard to DOMA.
Keywords
Taxation, Defense of Marriage Act
Publication Date
2010
Document Type
Article
Place of Original Publication
Journal of Taxation of Investments
Publication Information
28 Journal of Taxation of Investments 89 (2010)
Repository Citation
Gabinet, Leon, "“Same-Sex Divorce" Update: The Impact of New IRS Guidance in ILM 201021050" (2010). Faculty Publications. 495.
https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/faculty_publications/495