Article: The marriage tax and the rate and timing of marriage.

Article: ELIMINATE MARRIAGE TAX TO HELP FAMILIES
Herald-News (Joliet, IL);  March 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... the debate from whether or not we will eliminate the marriage tax, to how will we eliminate the marriage tax? Prior to September 1997, conversation surrounding elimination of the marriage tax was virtually non-existent. The common response ...

Article: `Marriage Tax' Said to Hit Low-Income Couples the ...
The Washington Post;  July 13, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... percent of U.S. families will pay a "marriage tax" averaging $1,100 under the new ... spouses who earn about the same will pay a marriage tax, while spouses with unequal incomes ... even couples hit with a substantial marriage tax may be paying less under the new law ...

Article: The marriage tax: Current effects and future ...
The CPA Journal;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...THE MARRIAGE TAX WOULD BE ELIMINATED if the income tax ... produce is often referred to as the "marriage tax," and usually occurs when both spouses have large taxable incomes. A marriage tax exists if a married couple filing jointly ...

Transcript: SENATE MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH; ...
Capitol Hill Press Releases;  June 17, 1998 ;     665 words ... ... Maggie Lockwood (202) 225-3635 SENATE MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH; WELLER ... III) author of the popular House Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act. Weller, referring ... Senate's inclusion of a half hearted marriage tax rebate in the highly controversial ...

Article: ELIMINATE THE UNFAIR MARRIAGE TAX
Herald-News (Joliet, IL);  October 12, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... could not because of the severe bite the marriage tax would take from their incomes. The ... immoral inequality, I have authored the Marriage Tax Elimination Act HR 2456, which would ... rather than the exception for years, the marriage tax needs to be eliminated. This most basic ...

Transcript: U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JERRY WELLER (R-IL) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ...
Washington Transcript Service;  July 26, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... REPUBLICANS HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE REGARDING THE MARRIAGE TAX ELIMINATION ACT JULY 26, 2000 SPEAKERS ... I'm also the chief sponsor of the Marriage Tax Elimination Act. Today, we wanted ... has, the opportunity to wipe out the marriage tax penalty for 25 million married working ...

Article: Clarifying the "marriage tax" and graduated tax ...
Baylor Business Review;  October 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... proposals was the reduction of the socalled marriage tax penalty. What is the marriage tax penalty and how might it be reduced or eliminated ... the unloved stepchild of the tax code. The Marriage Tax Penalty While the tax rate structure is designed ...