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Posted on 11/14/2014 1:11:16 PM PST by Pinkbell
In the wake of two federal court rulings striking down West Virginia’s marriage protection amendment, which had previously defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman, the state tax department has announced starting next year, it will remove the words “husband” and “wife” from all tax forms and informational materials, replacing them with the more gender-neutral “spouse.”
Until then, the agency says same-sex couples can use the current tax forms with the understanding that a married household may have two “husbands” or two “wives” under the new definition of marriage in the state.
According to a notice issued October 14, the tax department has revised its definitions of “spouse,” “husband,” and “wife” to include individuals who are “married” to a person of the same sex.
“The term ‘marriage’ includes marriage between individuals of the same sex, lawfully married under the law of any domestic or foreign jurisdiction having legal authority to sanction marriages,” the notice read. “Beginning with Tax Year 2014, West Virginia Personal Income Tax returns reflecting a married status that are filed by lawfully married individuals will be processed without regard to the gender or sexual orientation of the married partners.”
Department spokeswoman Lalena Price told the Charleston Daily Mail that the state is in the process of updating next year’s tax materials to drop all reference to “husbands” and “wives” and update the language to be more reflective of the new legal landscape.
“We’ve updated all of our language in our materials,” Price said. “When we do have our updated materials for the next tax filing season, you will not see terms like husband and wife.”
Additionally, Price said that same-sex couples who “married” elsewhere prior to the legal redefinition of marriage in West Virginia may now file amended tax returns for up to the last three years to reflect their “married” status.
“If they were legally married in another state up to three years ago and they want to update and file amended returns, they can certainly do that,” said Price.
Our newly elected REPUBLICAN House of Delegates and Senate needs to hear opposition to this evil.
I figure that if states are forced to accept each others marriage license, then they are forced to accept each others CCW license. Full faith and credit clause and all.
Just refer to them as Inys and Outys...: )
To be replaced with words such as Butch and Beard.
Well, it is West Virginia, so I guess they could replace “husband” and “wife”, with “brother” and “sister”... j/k
What is ironic is that liberal call Southerners “inbred”, yet, they support sodomites, polygamy, bestiality, etc.
How about we remove the entire rest of the form while we’re at it?
Pray for guidance.
West Virginia...surprised it isn’t being changed to include such things as pygmy goats...
We had institutionalized sodomy shoved down our throats by a Federal court.
Colorado legalized marijuana by ballot iniative.
Jus’ sayin’ ...
Its because those words were there to begin with that gay marriage was legalized.
Republicans love to codify lawless opinions by judges. It’s what they do.
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A minor party politician from Iowa is certainly entitled to his opinion of West Virginia Republicans ... and I’ll certainly give it all the consideration that it is due.
My state delegate and senators will still hear from me.
And I voted "YES"...but legalized pot is a far cry from...
Mark Thompson, found in women's lingerie standing over dead goat, was high on 'bath salts'
In Colorado, that would be legal.
The goat part, anyway.
WEST VIRGINIA!??????????????????
Can you say "Judicial Tyranny", boys and girls?
You on line one and the a$$hole you live with on line two!
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