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This week in The Washington Blade
Without fanfare, Council approves tax filing bill
D.C. gay couples now have ‘civil unions in all but name’
In a little-noticed action, the D.C. Council on Dec. 19 approved a bill that would allow registered domestic partners in the city to file joint returns for their District of Columbia income taxes beginning in the 2007 tax year.
The legislation, the Domestic Partnership Joint Filing Act of 2006, is the latest in a series of far-reaching domestic partner laws the Council has adopted over the past three years. Gay activists and city officials say the laws collectively provide same-sex couples with nearly all the local rights and benefits enjoyed by married couples.
Posted by Rashid on January 6, 2007 9:22 AM