Sentences with phrase «law than married couples»

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But certain «service businesses» such as consulting, engineering, law, medicine and financial services companies making more than $ 75,000 a year ($ 150,000 for married couples) are excluded from taking the deduction.

In the US, there are more than 1,100 laws benefiting married couples, and that's just at the federal level; many states offer perks and protections as well.

«Once you have that common - law status, the legislation begins to apply to you — in a different manner than for married couples, but it still does apply,» says Paris.

Under current law, an individual earning less than $ 80,000 (or $ 160,000 for married couples filing jointly) may claim up to $ 2,500 as a deduction for interest paid on qualified education loans during the year.

Under prior law, a married couple with $ 20,000 in deductions such as charitable contributions, mortgage interest, and state and local taxes would itemize rather than claim the $ 13,000 standard deduction.

First, change the tax laws that (a) restrict couples who are filing as «married filing jointly» from taking the student loan interest (SLI) deduction for both loans (right now, married couples can only take $ 2,500 total, even if both are paying and have more than $ 2,500 each in interest, whereas someone who is single can take $ 2,500 for himself / herself), (b) phase out the SLI deduction at higher incomes (why should someone making $ 110K be able to take the full $ 2,500, but someone making $ 130K should not?)

Unmarried couples have fewer rights than married couples, as they do not automatically agree to a legal contractual relationship under state law.

The judge says one of these stereotypes is the fact that common - law spouses have less lasting and meaningful relationships than married or civil union couples who have their union formalized, which is not the case.

Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006 - Schedule 8 — Removal of references to residence and contact Parenting orders legislation Financial orders legislation (other than child maintenance) for de facto couples Financial orders legislation (other than child maintenance) for married couples

When this law takes full effect in 2014, married couples will generally receive $ 1,500 to $ 10,000 less per year in health care premium support than cohabitating couples with the same combined income.

Having never been married in the eyes of the law, no matter how many decades living as spouses, gay and lesbian partners must invent their own forms of matrimony, and negotiate different kinds of separations than straight couples.