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I largely agree with you, and I don't even think that many people would have a problem with what you propose. But who gets to decide whether a civil union coup

• fl0wenol 10y ago
  I think the model should simply switch to household-based reporting only, regardless of status, especially if the joint set of taxpayers are claiming dependents. Each reporting adult filer in the household would link to a household TIN (like a EIN) and it would be done in aggregate. The decision to file separately would be based on the dilution of deductions as number of filers increased, relative financial independence desired, or risk of incurring the tax liabilities of others in the household. (That would discourage roommates from filing jointly if they desired financial independence to avoid abusing the model)