ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Same-sex couples in Alaska are equally entitled to the same state property-tax exemptions for senior citizens and disabled veterans as married couples, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.

COLUMBIA (AP) — The top Democrat in the South Carolina House said same-sex couples who are legally married in other states should be able to jointly file their state income taxes.

Taxes are paid all day long every time you spend: sales taxes, use taxes, value-added taxes, shipping taxes, resale taxes, payroll taxes, social security taxes, Medicare taxes, state and federal unemployment taxes, income taxes, intangible taxes, property taxes, utility taxes, telephone taxes, registration fees, license fees and on and on. 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A state judge has been asked to put an immediate halt to Missouri's acceptance of joint tax returns from gay couples who got married legally in other states.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge is hearing arguments about whether to stop a policy by Gov. Jay Nixon's administration allowing legally married same-sex couples to file joint state tax returns.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state officials say newly married gay and lesbian couples can jointly file their taxes for 2013.

Legally married same-sex couples may be in for a couple of surprises come tax time.

Idaho's Republican lawmakers have sent a tax conformity bill back to the drawing board because it would have removed an unenforceable rule banning joint returns from same-sex couples.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A House panel delayed discussion of new rules forbidding same-sex couples legally married elsewhere from filing joint Idaho income tax returns.

INDIANAPOLIS — Conflicting state and federal policies will likely cost Indiana same-sex couples more when they file their tax returns this year, experts say.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - An advocacy group is calling for changes to Virginia's tax law.

DENVER -- Republicans came into this presidential campaign with painful memories of how, in the last one, Democrats blasted Mitt Romney's tax plan as a giveaway to the rich. They've heard a new wing of conservative intellectuals urge them to focus on tax cuts to working-class Americans rather than the wealthy.

As tax season approaches, you may be in need of past returns to do this year's taxes. Here is a practical guide on how to do just that. 

The biggest issues that the average taxpayer is having in today's economy are dealing with unfiled tax returns and back-tax debt.

THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, February 3, 2015.......... Patrons of strip clubs and adult theaters would have to pay a state surcharge before going in, under a proposal being looked at by state lawmakers who also want to close a tax loophole enjoyed by roll-your-own cigarette shops.

Lawmakers approved a rule requiring same-sex couples who are legally married in other states but live in Idaho to file their state income taxes separately - even though they can file their federal taxes jointly.

GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana mayor who recently withdrew a proposed expansion of the city's anti-discrimination ordinance to include sexual orientation and gender identity says he'll issue an executive order adding those protections to the city's hiring policy.

Indiana would break from an Internal Revenue Service policy recognizing same-sex marriage for tax purposes if a late-session change becomes law.

The IRS is making it official: The tax agency says it will now recognize same-sex marriages regardless of where they were performed.

Tax filing season will start on time this year despite a last-minute tax law passed by Congress, the IRS said.

DENVER (AP) - Gay couples in Colorado who are married in another state and in a civil union here could file joint state tax returns under a measure headed to the governor's desk.

A lawsuit is challenging Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s order that the state accept jointly filed tax returns from same-sex couples legally married in other states.

Attorneys who successfully challenged Kentucky's ban on same-sex marriage have submitted a bill for more than $2 million in legal fees, court costs and related expenses.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Some same-sex couples in New Mexico will get to experience for the first time what married couples go through every spring - sorting through joint tax returns.

Owe the tax man $100 million or more? Your check is no good at the IRS.

While she is no longer being forced to pay a discriminatory tax, a lesbian widow from Pennsylvania was allowed last week to continue with her case against the tax law.

Pope Francis declared on Wednesday that divorced Catholics who remarry, as well as their children, deserve better treatment from the church, warning pastors against treating these couples as if they were excommunicated.

As a former IRS agent, I get called all the time from prospective clients that say that they received a "nasty gram" from the Internal Revenue Service.

Read all you need to know about taxes by former IRS Agent & Teaching Instructor Michael Sullivan such as dealing with the IRS, or how to find your old tax returns.

During his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Thursday, Donald Trump again called for the repeal of the restrictions on tax-exempt religious organizations getting involved in politics.