Black married couples pay a larger marriage penalty on average than White married couples, according to a study from the Tax Policy Center. Here’s why.

Why the marriage penalty happens. The reason some taxpayers pay a marriage penalty has to do with the way the tax brackets are set up. For the 10% and 15% brackets, the income limits for each ...

Why the marriage penalty happens. The reason some taxpayers pay a marriage penalty has to do with the way the tax brackets are set up. For the 10% and 15% brackets, the income limits for each ...

One issue that has been discussed many times during the tax reform saga is the marriage penalty: Many married couples pay more taxes as a couple than they would if they were single. In fact ...

Are you getting married soon? Or have you recently exchanged vows? Amid all the wedding-related details, have you thought about your changing tax status? First, you may have heard that getting married ...

For people for whom being married is penalty enough, imposing a fee on top of it for the privilege of being married is adding insult to injury. But that’s what the marriage penalty tax does. There’s ...

Some wealthy and low-income married couples are losing out at tax time, but experts say eliminating the so-called marriage penalty completely is more complicated than you might think.“It’s ...

Biden's reconciliation plan would expand marriage penalties. That's not build back better. Not only do marriage penalties leave families economically worse off, they also undermine marriage, an ...

WHEN MARRIAGE BUFFS (like us) consider President Bush's proposed tax cuts, we don't obsess over whether they will be good for the economy, or for certain government programs, or for the Republican ...