Official date of wedding for tax purposes

From: "James C. Parinella" <parinell@tiac.net>
Subject: Official date of wedding for tax purposes
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:21:41 -0400

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A friend of mine is getting married next January 2, and makes about
twice as much as his fiancee, and is therefore concerned about the
marriage penalty for income taxes.  He is worried that since Jan 2
is a Saturday and Jan 1 is a holiday, that the marriage license
must be signed before the wedding on Dec 31, and therefore they
would be "legally" married in tax year 1998.  What is the official
legal date of a marriage in Massachusetts?  How will this affect
their income taxes?

Jim Parinella





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