For senators, tax questions are taxing

The Politico | Feb. 11, 2009 (Investigative Report)

Last week, Politico asked the offices of all 99 sitting senators to say who prepares their taxes, whether they or the Internal Revenue Service has ever discovered an error on returns they’ve filed, and whether they’ve ever had to pay back taxes. Full Story »

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Jim Lang
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 by Jim Lang - Feb. 11, 2009

In the aftermath of the Geithner and Daschle tax mistake disclosures, Politico conducted a poll of Senators asking if they had ever made mistakes in their tax forms or paid back taxes. Some replied candidly, others ducked the questions and still others refused to answer. The article is interesting but overall it's inconclusive.

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