As of today June 27, 2013, looks like the reminder of 2013
will be so different from prior years. And the 2014 will be so much different
that prior years too.
By the way, this post got me in the middle of my East Coast Tour, more news soon.
To begin yesterday the Supreme court turn down DOMA the
defense of marriage act signed by president Bill Clinton back in 1996 that
defines marriage between a man a woman. A big victory for Gay rights and
advocates of equality.
But what this decision means in practical matters? It means
that the Federal government no longer can’t refuse to recognize all the federal
benefits to gay married couples that were granted to heterosexual married
couples, second class citizens. From now on gay married couples can file
federal taxes together, can qualify for surviving spouse social security
benefits, can sponsor a spouse for immigration purposes just like any other
married couple in America, can be recognized as next of kin at the federal
level, can have their surviving spouse rights recognized by the federal
government, and this are the ones that I can think of the tip of mu head since
I’m involved in the finances and taxes of my almost 200 clients.
This means the finances of this gay people will be boost
from this federal benefits in the states that fully recognized gay marriages.
And I’m writing all of this while I’m following the final
vote on immigration reform on CSPAM, which will be another boost for the
economy and my business. It is 3:55pm and in 5 more minutes I’ll know if I’m
going to have even more clients to reconcile their taxes for the past years, Think
of you career and of all of the sudden
If this bill passes it means that every single undocumented
individual will have the opportunity to have their immigration status back to
current and with the chance to become citizens after 13 long years. For my
accounting business I know a lot of undocumented individuals that own
businesses, own a houses and work and have children born in America.
And since undocumented individuals do not qualify for a
Social Security Card then no-residents individuals qualify for a Tax
Identification Number, which is a number that works kind of a social security
number but it can be used only to file taxes, so A lot of undocumented
individuals file taxes with this TIN numbers, a lot of undocumented individuals
do not file taxes because of the rhetoric that we all have heard for the past
10 years, “self-deportation”, “go back to your country and come back legally”,
etc. and a lot more harsh language that lingers with bigotry from the far right
in the politics.
I’m not going to speak about politics here, I only speak
about business and search for a better opportunities in life.
We all know that after the majority of Latino voters
rejected the GOP now we have some of the GOP pushing for immigration reform as
a way to distant themselves from the old damaging rhetoric that just made them
lose the White House..
But do you think that undocumented individuals are just
there with their little arms crossed and crying? NO, I have heard about this
unthinkable campaign of the 13-5, which is undocumented individuals campaigning
in the Latino communities to have the GOP reach 5% of the Latino vote in 13
years, the same years that the GOP wants undocumented individuals to obtain
their citizenship. 13-5.
IMMIGRATION REFORM 2013: So far 68 YES VS 32 NO. The bill had passed tin the Senate, now it is
on its way to the House of representatives to be debated and a final vote.
OK, now I have to keep on preparing my company to the future
flow of new clients that will be in need of my services. That is a lot of work
on studying the new law; train all of my current and new tax accountants to be
able to effectively help everybody.
Posted from O'hare Chicago airport, Illinois.
