 married gay couples win us marriage tax benefits nationwide if a gay couple is married legally they will be able to file federal income taxes as a married couple regardless of their current state of residence individual states that do not recognize marriage between samesex couples will have to determine how they will deal with state income taxes some see this as just another example of the monarchy imposing their wishes on everyone read the full story  newsyahoocom treasurygrantswidetaxrecognitionsamesexcouples1820 