Like many married people, attorney Brian Rice was able to provide his spouse with health insurance through his employer after they were married in Massachusetts and Rice got a job at a Connecticut law firm. But unlike many married people, Brian had to pay a tax penalty.
Why? Because Rice is married to a man. Even though Connecticut legalized gay marriage in 2008, federal tax law treats company-provided benefits for same-sex spouses and non-married partners as additional imputed income. That left people like Rice paying higher taxes – until now.
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