An NPR fact check from February found that there is no law prohibiting the release of tax returns that are under audit. Tim Kaine, and his wife reported $313,441 in income on their 2015 tax return.
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Donald Trump has vowed to not only bring back waterboarding, but also bring back things that are “a hell of a lot worse” than waterboarding if he’s president. He has said he would release those returns after an Internal Revenue Service audit is complete.
“Trump, meanwhile, said in an interview on Fox News this week that he would release his returns if Clinton releases all the emails she sent from a private server when she was secretary of state”.
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, have released 10 years of tax returns, the last of which – for 2015 – showed earned adjusted gross income of $113,026.
Last month, Hillary Clinton released her 2015 tax return, adding to the records dating to 1977 she previously made public. The couple’s tax returns showed they earned $10.6 million in 2015. Most of the income came from Bill Clinton’s speaking fees and a book deal by Hillary. In 2015, they reported adjusted gross income of $10.6 million – nearly 94 times the amount the Pences reported.
Trump has filed the financial disclosure report required of candidates.
The Republican vice presidential nominee and IN governor on Friday released a decade worth of returns, roughly a month after promising to do so. Trump in May filed a financial disclosure that claimed income of $557 million over a 16-and-a-half month period that began January 1, 2015.
Since joining the ticket, Pence has made jokes about his own net worth – especially when compared to Trump.
A person familiar with the decision said Trump is to attend the annual event Sunday at the World Trade Center site. Mr. Pence has state pension and retirement accounts and he may have a federal retirement account that wouldn’t appear on the disclosure form. They wrote off student loan interest and claimed education credits.
Donald Trump has refused to release any of his taxes citing an ongoing IRS audit. Trump didn’t. Trump told ABC when asked about what tax rate he pays, “It’s none of your business”.
A supporter, former governor of SC and now U.S. Representative, Mark Sandford simply said, “I support you, Donald Trump”.
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