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Ocasio-Cortez owes back taxes from 2012, ignored notices, but wants Americans to pay more taxes
Business & Politics ^ | March 10, 2019 | Samantha Chang

Posted on 03/10/2019 8:00:23 AM PDT by Zakeet

Democrat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants Americans to pay more taxes, even though she hasn’t paid her own back taxes from 2012.

A book company AOC founded in 2012 to publish children’s books in the Bronx still owes New York State over $1,870 in corporate taxes, according to public records uncovered by the New York Post.

The state dissolved her company, Brook Avenue Press, in October 2016, presumably due to its failure to pay corporate taxes or file a tax return.

In typical socialist fashion, Ocasio-Cortez’s little "book-publishing company" got cheap office space as part of a city-subsidized program.

However, there are no records of Brook Avenue Press ever having published a single book.

Ocasio-Cortez ignored a July 2017 tax warrant from the state demanding payment of her delinquent taxes.

(Excerpt) Read more at bizpacreview.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: aoc; aocbacktaxes; aoctaxes; democrats; liberalism; ocasiocortez; taxcheat; taxes
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1 posted on 03/10/2019 8:00:23 AM PDT by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

See, if we had socialism, we’d all have to chip in to pay these pesky taxes, would that be great?


2 posted on 03/10/2019 8:02:54 AM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Zakeet

Isn’t failure to pay taxes a felony?


3 posted on 03/10/2019 8:05:00 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: bigbob

Taxes are, like, racist and stuff, you know?


4 posted on 03/10/2019 8:05:17 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: bigbob

taxes for thee but not for me


5 posted on 03/10/2019 8:05:19 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Zakeet

This company apparently never produced the books they claimed to be writing.

I wonder what they actually WERE doing here?


6 posted on 03/10/2019 8:09:40 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: Skywise
Isn’t failure to pay taxes a felony?

I don't believe it is. What is a felony is tax fraud, where a deliberately false report of income and tax calculation is made.

Nevertheless, owing the Federal or (in this case) state money is problematic, depending on how determined they are to collect. For a couple of thousand, the state might just be content to keep adding on interest and sending a bill.

Ask yourself, how long has Al Sharpton stretched out his tax payments, where a larger amount is concerned? And, there's always the "some animals are more equal than others" issue to be considered.

7 posted on 03/10/2019 8:10:18 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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To: Skywise

Only for Republicans. Good Democrats get a pass on paying taxes.

I’m surprised this negative story about Ocasio-Cortez is in the news. Ditto the controversies over her campaign finances, and issues with her boyfriend having been paid from campaign funds improperly. How is it that negative news stories about her are suddenly appearing?


8 posted on 03/10/2019 8:10:26 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Zakeet

She’s a crook, like all democraps. When she worked as a professional bottle top opener - which apparently qualifies one for Congress - she would steal hundreds of dollars in tips from the waiters. If she is so brazen to do that, steal from co-workers then what is she doing when it comes to taxes? Or worse, tax payer money and campaign money? She’s stealing it which these stories are coming out that she diverted campaign money. But of course nothing will happen because she’s a democrap and the RINO party is too busy hiding under their desk in a fetal position sucking their thumb.


9 posted on 03/10/2019 8:10:32 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary walks free, equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

@AOC is squabbling with Pelosi.
That’s the answer to your question.

(Nancy received her 50 year service award pin from the Mob a few years ago)


10 posted on 03/10/2019 8:13:19 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: Zakeet

How did AOC’s company owe almost $2000 in taxes when the publishing company did not publish a single book. Did people have to pay her company to have their books looked at? Maybe all of its income came from taxpayer funded government “programs.”


11 posted on 03/10/2019 8:13:40 AM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever! 2016)
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To: nascarnation

Cheap paid for by grant campaign office before she announced?


12 posted on 03/10/2019 8:14:44 AM PDT by COUNTrecount (If only Harvey Weinstein's bathrobe could talk.)
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To: Zakeet

Bet she’s got nothing on ones like Al Gore, Oprah Winfrey, Bill and Hillary, and other wealthy Dems who likely keep most (if not all) of their wealth outside the United States to avoid taxes that they have others pay.


13 posted on 03/10/2019 8:14:45 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: Skywise

The unpaid taxes are New York taxes. The amount is actually trivial

Amazon was lost. AOC is now open to grief for not having the where with all to pay taxes on a corporate scam

The article seem like proof they are after her.


14 posted on 03/10/2019 8:15:46 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Honduras must be invaded to protect America from invasion)
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To: OttawaFreeper

True but she’s just a kid, not even 30 yet.
Give her a couple decades of graft and corruption and she’ll be right up there with the all time greats.


15 posted on 03/10/2019 8:16:41 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: Dilbert San Diego
"I’m surprised this negative story about Ocasio-Cortez is in the news."

The dem PTB are looking for a kill shot on Ocrasio-Cortez.

16 posted on 03/10/2019 8:17:46 AM PDT by skimbell
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To: bert

True - it’s a “relatively” trivial amount. But the state dissolved her corporation - HER CORPORATION - for failure to pay that small amount.

What other scams has she perpetuated? Why can she pay her stooges a “living wage” but not pay back the trivial amount to the state (which uses those taxes to pay for social services).

What other scams has she been perpetuating?


17 posted on 03/10/2019 8:18:02 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: OttawaFreeper

but remember...... those cited did not lose Amazon


18 posted on 03/10/2019 8:19:42 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Honduras must be invaded to protect America from invasion)
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To: nascarnation

So, Nancy’s going to have to go old-school before this is finished?


19 posted on 03/10/2019 8:20:41 AM PDT by OKSooner (Green New Deal: "If you like your air conditioner you can keep your air conditioner.")
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To: nascarnation

Probably another leftist front company like that one in Knoxville


20 posted on 03/10/2019 8:21:04 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!!)
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