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  • 25-05-2006 1:32pm
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    Agent Smith
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    In the UK, civil unions are alowed for Homosexual men and women.

    Just wondering

    Whats to stop me and a Mate, both straight, getting a Union, for tax reasons/incentives/insurance?

    Just curious

    Joe


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    coffee_cake
    Registered Users Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Anything that stops any straight couple of m+f getting a het marriage for tax purposes only, I suppose...
    Which iirc is nothing


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    Untense
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭Untense


    agent smith wrote:
    In the UK, civil unions are alowed for Homosexual men and women.

    Just wondering

    Whats to stop me and a Mate, both straight, getting a Union, for tax reasons/incentives/insurance?

    Just curious

    Joe



    What would stop you getting married to your mate of the opposite sex, purely for Tax reasons/incentives/insurance?


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    Stephanos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Stephanos


    Untense wrote:
    What would stop you getting married to your mate of the opposite sex, purely for Tax reasons/incentives/insurance?

    Assuming the same recognition by tax law is given to gay couples, you would pay tax at 20% on the first €41,000 of your income and you would be entitled to your partner's tax credits. However it would only be beneficial he were to give up his job or work part-time. There wouldn't be much of a financial gain to either of you. You would basically be entitled to what your partner would get, if he himself were otherwise working.

    On the bright side if he were to give up his job you both could adopt some kids and your dinner would be ready when you arrive home.


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    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    There are more issues then just that, there is inhertance rights, next of kin right to the body, being allowed visit in hospital that say family only, tenancy issues and prssi claims, pension rights and lots of other benefits.

    You may be living with you partner for 30 years and never spoken to your blood family and when you die the 'family' get rights to the body and how and where is will be mourned and buried as your partner is not your spouse and not your next of kin.


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