File an amended joint return?

[sonrisa]

I don't know if this is common knowledge among the LGBT community, but this was the first I'd seen. If you are legally married under state law, you may want to file amended federal joint returns to preserve your right to a future refund and avoid the statute of limitations.

Here is a link to a NY Times blog post about it.
bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/gay-couples-may-want-to-file-a-protective-tax-refund-claim/

[twotrue]

I've also been told this is a good just in terms of showing the government how many married same-sex couples there are. I'm pretty certain this is exactly what our tax account has been doing for us.

[kershnic]

Thanks for posting, I had not heard of this. We are lucky in that our single federal returns have so far been very similar to what our married return would be. I understand the theory of wanting to be counted, but this sounds very complicated and there's no way I'm paying an accountant just to be counted.

I am so confused by how taxes will go if the supreme court doesn't take these cases...like, will taxes be different for couples who live in the first or second circuit areas??