Research report How De Facto Optional Filing Demands Marriage Penalty Relief
C. Eugene Steuerle
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Senior Fellow Eugene Steuerle discusses the need for marriage penalty relief in the tax code, concluding that a tax world in which single filing is available to all who share resources and even beds but not to those who happen to believe in marriage vows is too capricious and arbitrary to remain standing. Steuerle argues that the system of de facto, optional, single filing forces Congress to respond whether it likes it or not.
Primary topic Federal Budget and Economy
Research Area Federal Budget and Economy Individual Taxes