Previously, officials in Utah announced that all gay marriages performed in Utah were in suspended animation. But Utah is recognizing same-sex married couples in one important way: They can file joint state tax returns. Salt Lake City reporter Ben Winslow writes:
BREAKING NEWS: #Utah Tax Commission announces married same-sex couples CAN file joint tax returns with the state. @fox13now #utpol #LGBT
— Ben Winslow (@BenWinslow) January 16, 2014
You can read the whole report here. It does ominously state that this decision "is limited to the 2013 tax year" pending future court agreements.