Employer contributions for a domestic partner's health insurance benefits would no longer be considered taxable income, under a bill recently introduced by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Washington).
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"This glaring inequity can add thousands of dollars to an employee's taxable income every year, and result in higher federal income taxes, when the only difference is one household includes a married couple and another household includes a domestic partnership--that's absolutely wrong," McDermott says.