Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Tax Issues for Obama Cabinet Appointees


There have been a few high-profile tax problems among Barack Obama's appointees to his cabinet, and it has been the over-riding news item of the day. I myself wouldn't pass this test, having forgotten a 1099 once myself.

An issue that hadn't occurred to me previously was raised on The Randi Rhodes show today on the radio. How exactly are all of these tax issues coming to light? It isn't as though tax information is public record. Could there be some nefarious reason that all of the sudden, the tax records of public officials is becoming mainstream news? Is somebody digging where they shouldn't ought? I wonder. . .

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ANALYSIS-Obama's bumpy path to reforming Washington

U.S. President Barack Obama is struggling to get a handle on a series of embarrassing disclosures involving top appointees who are testing the limits of his pledge to end business as usual in Washington.The withdrawal on Tuesday of Tom Daschle as his choice for healthcare chief underscored the problem. . .

Read more at: Reuters




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