Iowa Domestic Partnership Dependent Certification Form

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Employees may use this form to determine their tax liability status for domestic partnership benefits.

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FAQ

While California generally treats registered domestic partners and married couples equally in terms of rights and responsibilities, the federal government does not always treat registered domestic partners the same as spouses for legal or tax purposes.

The IRS doesn't recognize domestic partners or civil unions as a marriage. This means that on your federal return, you should file as single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er).

The State of Iowa offers employees the ability to enroll their same sex or opposite sex domestic partner in their state employee health and/or dental insurance.

Can my domestic partner claim me as a dependent? Yes, your domestic partner can claim you as a dependent on their tax return under qualifying relative rules for determining dependency status. Dependents don't necessarily need to be related to be claimed on tax returns.

"Declaration of Domestic Partnership." A "Declaration of Domestic Partnership" is a statement signed under penalty of perjury. By signing it, the two people swear that they meet the requirements of the definition of domestic partnership when they sign the statement. Each must provide a mailing address.

Domestic partnerships have no federal guidelines, meaning that these relationships are not recognized by the federal government. That being said, each state will define these relationships differently, with its own rules all independent from the federal government.

In Iowa, a domestic partnership is a legal or personal relationship between two people who live together and share a common domestic life but are not legally married in the traditional sense. There are completely different family laws concerning a domestic partnership and a marriage or civil union.

Registered domestic partners may not file a federal return using a married filing separately or jointly filing status. Registered domestic partners are not married under state law. Therefore, these taxpayers are not married for federal tax purposes.

A domestic partner can be broadly defined as an unrelated and unmarried person who shares common living quarters with an employee and lives in a committed, intimate relationship that is not legally defined as marriage by the state in which the partners reside.

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Iowa Domestic Partnership Dependent Certification Form