Tax Code for Gay Couples

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Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:00am
Tax Code for Gay Couples

Six states have now legalized same sex marriage, but the federal defense of marriage act is still the law of the land. In California, some gay rights activists have pushed for federal recognition using the tax code, and they got it. But the success came at a cost for registered domestic couples - gay and striat- this past tax season.

The California Report's Rachel Myrom has the story.

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