The Marriage Calculator: Financial Consequences of Marriage Decisions
Database of State Policies Affecting Marriage
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Taxes paid by a couple may vary widely depending on their marital status, but most of this variation is due to the federal tax code rather than state to state differences in tax laws. Typically, federal income taxes for couples made up of two low-income workers are considerably higher if they are married than if they simply lived together. Conversely, unmarried partners with very different levels of earnings may well pay less in taxes if they were to marry.
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