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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHey, Mitt! Wasn't April 15th MONTHS ago? Where's your 2011 tax return?
I think a point brought up by progressivebydesign in another thread deserves an OP
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1068356
I understand there can be extensions to the tax deadline, but Jesus Christmas, how long does it take? It's August already! Aren't you done yet, for pete's sake?
Aren't you retired? Wouldn't that make things a little bit simpler? Or maybe be a job creator and hire a little more manpower to help the peons/////people who do the dirty work of figuring out your taxes?
Ordinary American rule of thumb: if it takes you over seven months to figure out your taxes, you are evading taxes. It may be legalized evasion, but it's still dirty money.
Stop skipping and pay your share of the damn tab.
Fresh_Start
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rfranklin
(13,200 posts)Mitt actually filed for an extension until October.
JHB
(37,152 posts)...though a weekend or some other factor can sometimes adjust that. I forget if that was the case this year.
I adjusted the Subject line to avoid people associating the 15 with the wrong item when reading it.
Fresh_Start
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,570 posts)However, you still have to pay any taxes you estimate are due by April 15, and they'll ding you for interest if you don't pay enough when you file your return in October.
Mittens' returns aren't due until 10/15, and I'm sure they won't be sent in a second before. Just like anybody else who's ever done that (including me). Also, getting an extension doesn't mean you are hiding anything or trying to evade paying taxes. It might be something as simple as some missing paperwork. I had to do it a couple years ago because I'd lost a W-2 and couldn't get it replaced fast enough. Millions of people get automatic extensions; it's no big deal.
Even in Mittens' case it's probably nothing nefarious. What I'm much more interested in is the returns he's refusing to supply at all.
JHB
(37,152 posts)...and he's given us no reason to be patient and understanding.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)JHB
(37,152 posts)...unless you've released several years of returns, say, 12 or whatever you showed to the guy who was vetting you for VP.
I understand that legally he has until October, and that's fine under most circumstances, but it's one of the paltry two returns he says he's going to release. You'd think running for president might be important enough to break routine a little and get it done sooner, but the man has his priorities, and the public ain't it.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)There's no fucking WAY I'd run for a public office!!!
Besides, my tax returns aren't controversial. It's everything ELSE that is.