Clintons' Tax Returns Would Cast a Wider Light

Wall Street Journal ^ | February 23, 2008 | JOHN R. EMSHWILLER and JAMES BANDLER

[kingattax]

Hillary Clinton has resisted calls from Barack Obama to follow him in releasing personal tax returns, arguing that Senate and presidential disclosure rules already have required her to make public large amounts of personal financial information.

But the New York senator's tax returns likely would provide information not available in those filings. The returns probably would show at least some of the hundreds of thousands of dollars of income earned in recent years by Bill Clinton that isn't required to be reported on Mrs. Clinton's political disclosure forms. The 1040 form also would show how much taxes the Clintons pay annually and whether they are paying at the standard rate or have used various deductions and shelters to lower their Internal Revenue Service bill. • Campaign Issue: Hillary Clinton has resisted calls from Barack Obama to release personal tax returns. • What They Show: Her returns would reveal how much the Clintons pay annually in taxes, along with other financial details. • Her Pledge: A Clinton spokesman says she would release her tax information if she becomes the Democratic presidential nominee.

Howard Wolfson, a spokesman for Mrs. Clinton, said she has committed to releasing her tax information if she does become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. Calling for release of the tax returns now "is an attempt to create an issue where there isn't one," he said. Mr. Wolfson also said the couple take "traditional" tax deductions but didn't elaborate.

[ridesthemiles]

Didn’t the Clinton’s take a donation deduction for used underpants in the past?
What a pair of criminal clowns.

[RoadKingSE]

We’ll get copies of Clintoons tax returns when we see the proof of who hired Craig Livingstone.

[FormerACLUmember]

1988: two penniless grifters from Arkansas.

20 years pass with no real private sector job.

2008: combined net worth of $100 million to $200 million.

[Dutch Boy]

So are the dem voters supposed to just believe her tax statements are on the up and up? Wow, what faith they must have in a person that has such a rich history of lying, stealing and manipulating.