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We have kids and a mortgage but are not married. What happens to us on tax?

Taxes on income and inheritance can be significantly impacted by whether a couple is married or not

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#2223
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24 Aug 2026, 07:55 UTC
Last checked
25 Aug 2026, 10:12 UTC
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
24 Aug 2026, 07:42 UTC
Source updated
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Byline
Dominic Coyle
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Taxes on income and inheritance can be significantly impacted by whether a couple is married or not
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    We have kids and a mortgage but are not married. What happens to us on tax?

    Taxes on income and inheritance can be significantly impacted by whether a couple is married or not

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    We have kids and a mortgage but are not married. What happens to us on tax?

    Taxes on income and inheritance can be significantly impacted by whether a couple is married or not

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#1922
Observed
24 Aug 2026, 08:10 UTC
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751,069 bytes, private gzip evidence
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news-ledger/0.1
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metadata and excerpt