A tax return is a document which states how much income an individual or entity reported to the government. In the U.S. there is no legal requirement of any kind that presidential candidates release tax returns from any year. Tax returns can be released by an individual taxpayer, but cannot released by the IRS to the public. However, one Senator has proposed legislation requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns. In 2016 a U.S. Senator proposed the Presidential Tax Transparency Act. The bill would require a presidential candidate to release the most recent three years of tax returns to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) within 15 days of becoming the nominee at the party convention. If the candidate refuses to comply, the Treasury Secretary would provide the tax returns directly to the FEC for public release.
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@B4KLCSB2mos2MO
Yes I think that if you are going to be in government then it must be mandatory for you to show that you pay into the system. If ordinary citizens can get arrested for not filing and paying taxes then politicians should have the same treatment
@9JTJHGZ1yr1Y
To prevent bribery, their tax returns should be submitted to an institution that screen for bribery.
@9BWLDXR2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if they have a certain amount of years living here in the U.S. and if their record is clean. Meaning they don't have any bad history on their record.
@993VXXV2yrs2Y
Only if they are suspected of something or there is probable cause to do so.
@92X3ZTC3yrs3Y
No and taxes should be abolished
@92PH4BJ3yrs3Y
@8VJ63KK4yrs4Y
It's entirely up to them if they decide to release them or not.
@8T9WJ874yrs4Y
Yes, however, I do not believe this should be obligated unless there are many suspicions going on with the president.
@8PY2TSHConstitution4yrs4Y
Only if they have made income-based claims that somehow influence their electability.
@8P23Y975yrs5Y
I need to do more research on this subject, as I am not as knowledgeable in this field.
@8HMLKZ65yrs5Y
In my opinion, too much information overwhelms and disguises true issues. I think that politicians should be audited yearly, and if there are issues found, THEN it should be released to the public.
@8DLYP2S5yrs5Y
No, tax returns have nothing to do with their ability to perform their duties and their income is none of our business.
@9B3PZGB2yrs2Y
Yes, and require a public audit each year they are in office and require them to release their medical records.
@8FDV4P95yrs5Y
this is just funny, because it's so blatantly obvious who this is directed to.
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