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White House Staff Owe $660K in Back Taxes
WTOP radio in Washington, D.C. reports:
Seventy-one employees in the Executive Office of the President, which includes the White House, owe $664,527 in taxes for 2005. About 20 of those employees have entered into an IRS payment plan, bringing the EOP balance down to $455,881owed by 50 employees.The White House did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Thanks to Reader LC for the tip.
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Comments (6)
Anonymous wrote on January 17, 2007 4:08 PM:White House (Executive Office of the President) ethics would likely prohibit continued employment by someone who is tax delinquent.
More importantly, tax delinquency is almost immediate grounds for having security clearances revoked.
Anonymous wrote on January 17, 2007 8:06 PM:If this had been anyone else their asses would be held accountable day 1
dennisS wrote on January 17, 2007 9:32 PM:Culture of... it's on the tip of my tongue... corrup... something like that. Damn this wine.
rawkcuf wrote on January 17, 2007 10:21 PM:What do we want?
ACCOUTABILITY FROM THE ADMINISTRATION!
Al Capone and the Bush administration.
Both tax evaders.
Answer me this; has
Bush administration ever been held
accountable for anything? Isn't it
time they were?
-Rawkcuf!
EBERG wrote on January 18, 2007 10:52 AM:THERE'S NOTHING ILLEGAL ABOUT OWING BACK TAXES BUT THERE IS IF YOU DON'T MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE IRS TO PAYOFF THE TAXES. LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 50 PEOPLE ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW. THIS IS GROUNDS FOR PULLING OF THEIR SECURITY CLEARANCES AND POSSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL.
Lois wrote on June 12, 2007 10:04 AM:It seems to me that if these folks would spend less time jetting around trying to find dirt on people to get them fired they would have more money to pay their taxes! The individuals I know who owe taxes have had threats ranging from repossion to jail time. If they work in the "WHITE HOUSE" then they should know the law. If they don't know then why are they in there? Probably the same reason J. Bush was gov. of Florida.