Because this is probably nonsense. I know from experience that if the IRS has a question about your return, then they carry on the books that you owe them an assessment based upon single filer, no deductions, which can easily add up to $15-$20K. That a number of folks at the WH or anywhere else in the world are carried on the books as owing this amount of money is no particular surprise. At the end of the day, my bet is that it is a best a wash, and in fact, the IRS will probably end up owing refunds to most of them.
I know from my time in the military that federal state and local taxes are withheld from government employees, so they could not, in fact, possibly owe this amount of money.
“That a number of folks at the WH or anywhere else in the world are carried on the books as owing this amount of money is no particular surprise. At the end of the day, my bet is that it is a best a wash, and in fact, the IRS will probably end up owing refunds to most of them.”
I have to doubt that. There have been so many admitted tax cheats with this bunch already, that it wouldn’t surprise me to see a lot more. Why would the minions be any different from Geithner, Sebelius, etc.?