I'm legally (gay) married in Massachusetts, but I live in Maryland. Can I file my taxes as a married person?

I have a friend who is a tax accountant; will send this to him and let you know if I get a response.

I seem to recall that the DOMA law from the mid-90’s specifically precludes you from paying federal taxes jointly, but each state can have its own law. Tried to Google it but nothing non-commercial came up on the first page of results. You should check with your Secretary of State’s office.

Good luck.

Wiki says:
On February 24, 2010, Maryland’s Attorney General, Doug Gansler, issued an opinion that Maryland law could recognize same-sex marriages performed in other U.S. states which permit same-sex marriage. According to Attorney General Gansler, the opinion is binding on state agencies effective immediately.

I would say that if you want to, you should.

@filmfann That’s awesome. I thought that states didn’t recognize it if it was done in another state period, as a way of discouraging gays to marry.

I wish I lived further north. I have a feeling that it’ll be over 15 years before Louisiana even thinks about allowing gay marriage.

Thanks folks,

But surprisingly enough, Turbo Tax was actually really helpful. Unfortunately, I have to file as a single.

The real kicker is that I lived in DC for the majority of 2010, and had I still lived there I would have been able to file as married.

Yay for oppression…

Here is the status of same-sex marriage legislation in Maryland and “If the union is recognized by the state, they can file MFJ :)” is my tax friend’s answer so I would conclude that you probably can’t.

“Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler (D) declared Wednesday that Maryland will recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere and that its agencies should immediately begin affording gay married couples the same rights as heterosexual ones.”

The Washington Post

Since that information (about recognition) is from 2010, I would question whether something has changed since then.

@janbb Since that information is from more than a week ago and the legal status of same-sex couples is in flux, you are probably right.