The government says legally married same-sex couples can claim tax benefits this year if theyre enrolled in a flexible spending account, health care savings account or cafeteria plan.

They argues in a letter that recalculating spousal benefits, death benefits and required minimum distributions to same sex partners would open plans and participants to complicated questions about payments and decisions made under DOMA.

President Barack Obama's choice to head the Internal Revenue Service goes before a Senate committee today.

What if Mr. Doe owns a farm, Mrs. Doe owns an accounting firm, and documents are a little tangled?