
Education Funding & Pension Spiking & Same-Sex Couples
Season 2013 Episode 126 | 25m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Education Funding & Pension Spiking & Same-Sex Couples Tax Filing Status
Pension spiking is the practice of adding sick leave, vacation pay and other benefits at the end of a worker’s career to increase their pension. The Goldwater Institute has sued to stop the practice in the city of Phoenix.The U.S. Treasury and IRS have issued new rules that say all legally married same-sex couples are entitled to the same tax benefits as married heterosexual couples.
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Education Funding & Pension Spiking & Same-Sex Couples
Season 2013 Episode 126 | 25m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Pension spiking is the practice of adding sick leave, vacation pay and other benefits at the end of a worker’s career to increase their pension. The Goldwater Institute has sued to stop the practice in the city of Phoenix.The U.S. Treasury and IRS have issued new rules that say all legally married same-sex couples are entitled to the same tax benefits as married heterosexual couples.
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