New York to refund estate tax paid by same-sex spouses under DOMA

Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that the refunds for the overpayment of estate taxes will come as a result of DOMA being struck down by the Supreme Court last month, reports the Associated Press.

Same-sex spouses eligible for the refunds could have been required to pay thousands of dollars in New York estates taxes when their partner died, because they were not given the same treatment as straight married couples in similar circumstances.

The full amounts of refunds due has not been announced.

On 26 June, the US Supreme Court announced that it had found DOMA unconstitutional. It had previously defined marriage as between one man and one woman, and the Supreme Court decision paved the way for over 1,100 benefits, previously not afforded to same-sex couples.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/07/23/us-new-york-to-refund-estate-tax-paid-by-same-sex-spouses-under-doma/

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