Marriage in the Tax Code, Part 14: The Marriage Penalty Gets Worse Through the 1970s
The marriage penalty came about in 1971 and got worse in the next 10+ years.
Marriage in the Tax Code, Part 12: Meet the Marriage Penalty
The marriage penalty came about in 1971.
Marriage in the Tax Code, Part 11: Meet the “Single Penalty”
In the history of marriage in the tax code, reforms in 1948 eliminated disparity between married couples in common-law vs. community property states, but opened up new inequalities, this time between married and single people.
Marriage in the Tax Code, Part 10: Filing Statuses Arrive in 1948
In the history of marriage in the tax code, filing statuses arrived in 1948
History of Marriage in the Tax Code, Part 9: After Poe v. Seaborn
In the history of marriage in the tax code, it took until 1948 for filing statuses to be created.
Marriage in the Tax Code, Part 8: 1920s Court Battles
1920s court battles play a key role in the history of marriage in the tax code.
Marriage in the Tax Code, Part 4: Joint Returns Still the Norm in 1917
A brief history of marriage in the tax code: tax reform in 1917 brought about big changes, but not to the way most married couples filed tax returns … yet
A Brief History of Marriage in the Tax Code: Part 1, In the Beginning
Part 1 of an ongoing series about the history of marriage in the U.S. tax code.
A Brief History of Marriage in the Tax Code: Introduction
Tax law treats married people differently from unmarried people, but why? To answer, we have to look at the history of marriage in the tax code.