Comments on: McDermott introduces pro-gay tax equity bill http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/06/09/mcdermott-introduces-pro-gay-tax-equity-bill/ the gay community's news source Mon, 20 May 2013 05:19:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bob Summersgill http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/06/09/mcdermott-introduces-pro-gay-tax-equity-bill/#comment-24649 Bob Summersgill Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:20:06 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=24586#comment-24649 The tax on employer-provided health coverage was eliminated for D.C. taxes on domestic partners in Law 16-59, the “Domestic Partner Health Care Benefits Tax Exemption Act of 2005″, which became effective on March 8, 2006. My testimony for GLAA is at http://glaa.org/archive/2005/glaaondptaxexemptionbill0928.shtml

The current law is:
§ 47-1803.02(a)(2) The following items shall be excluded in the computation of District gross income:
(W) The amount of any health care insurance premium paid by an employer for a non-employee domestic partner, as the term “domestic partner” is defined in § 32-701(3).

The law applies equally to same-sex and opposite-sex couples. Married couples, same-sex and opposite-sex, are not subject to this in their D.C. taxes.

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