Taxing Marriage in America

There is often a lot of talk about taxes during the month of April.  This year there is also some discussion of how the new Trump Administration might seek to change tax policies.

One of the too often overlooked groups carrying a disproportionately heavy tax burden in America today are married couples.  A new study from the Pew Research Center notes that even though marriage has been declining over the past 40 years in the United States, married couples still pay a lop-sided share of income taxes.