The Jersey government has announced plans on 8 March to introduce independent taxation for married couples and civil partners, which are currently assessed as a single unit. --- Plans announced to tax couples independently Today, on International Women's Day 2021, Minister for Treasury and Resources Deputy Susie Pinel has announced plans to start introducing Independent Taxation from 1 January 2022. Under the current tax system – which dates back to 1928 - married couples are assessed for tax as a single unit, and complete one tax return. After the legalisation of civil partnerships in 2012, and same-sex marriage in 2018,...