thierryrreiht 15,935 Posted September 29 (edited) Ahead of tonight's presidential debate, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris (and spouses) released their 2019 tax returns. The returns show that Biden and his wife, Jill, reported $944,737 in taxable income last year and paid $299,346, or a 31% tax rate, in federal income taxes. The Bidens also reported making $14,700 in charitable contributions. Harris and her husband, attorney Doug Emhoff, reported $3,018,127 in taxable income, the majority of it via Emhoff’s partnership at the global law firm DLA Piper. They paid federal income taxes of $1,185,628, or an effective tax rate of 39%. Harris and Emhoff also reported making charitable donations of $35,390 last year. The release was a strategic move, coming less than 48 hours after The New York Times published a bombshell investigation based on more than a decade’s worth of Trump’s tax returns, showing that he paid just $750 in individual federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017. The Times also found that for 10 of the previous 15 years before he was elected to the White House, Trump paid no federal income taxes because his businesses lost hundreds of millions of dollars, which he was able to use to reduce his tax burden. Trump called the Times’ expose “fake news” but did not directly dispute any of the figures contained in it. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/joe-biden-releases-2019-tax-returns-ahead-of-presidential-debate.html Edited September 29 by thierryrreiht 2 6 2 Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
FudgeyBear 1,371 Posted September 29 Brilliant. Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
ShayCristoforo 6,794 Posted September 29 Tuning in from Canada: Ich schleiban austa be clair 2 2 Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
Million Gypsies 610 Posted September 29 Yet people are still defending Trump for only paying $750 "hE's NoT rEcEiViNg InCoMe FrOm BeInG tHe PrEsIdEnT tHoUgH" is such a tired excuse for it, ESPECIALLY when he's already a multi-billionaire 3 1 Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
StarstruckIllusion 23,332 Posted September 29 He got that done in like a day, and yet Trump needed like 4 years? Biden just embarrassed tf outta him 2 2 1 Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
Curunir 6,616 Posted September 29 I can't wait for the debate tbh It's going to be a complete and utter hot mess but my god will I be entertained 1 Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
pachinko 4,359 Posted September 29 Thank you for posting this! Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
Defmix100 4,307 Posted September 29 that's great but is 31% pretty low still for that income? I think I pay about that much, though I am in the UK Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
PartySick 57,740 Posted September 29 3 minutes ago, Defmix100 said: that's great but is 31% pretty low still for that income? I think I pay about that much, though I am in the UK I honestly don't remember how income taxes work in the US (even though I pay them ) but I believe they come in brackets and, depending on how much you report, you pay between 10% and 40% (those numbers could be wrong ) I'm dreaming of going somewhere else. Being human. Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
Defmix100 4,307 Posted September 29 6 minutes ago, PartySick said: I honestly don't remember how income taxes work in the US (even though I pay them ) but I believe they come in brackets and, depending on how much you report, you pay between 10% and 40% (those numbers could be wrong ) I just looked and apparently if you earn over $518,000 you pay 37%, in the UK it's higher where you would pay 45% for anything over £150,000 Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
blankpaper 2 Posted September 29 12 minutes ago, Defmix100 said: that's great but is 31% pretty low still for that income? I think I pay about that much, though I am in the UK 7 minutes ago, PartySick said: I honestly don't remember how income taxes work in the US (even though I pay them ) but I believe they come in brackets and, depending on how much you report, you pay between 10% and 40% (those numbers could be wrong ) I don’t know the 2019 tax tables off the top of my head but for 2020 the highest bracket is 37%. It’s not 37% on all income though, so Biden’s is probably about right. Kamala’s seems high reality’s tight if the music is right 1 Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
Defmix100 4,307 Posted September 29 1 minute ago, mauvais said: They should pay more When compared to others in their income bracket? No. For the general wellbeing of society? Yes. oh yeah definitely compared to Trump haha and I'm sure majority of others Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
bionic 11,769 Posted September 29 Kamala got money?! buy bionic Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
PartySick 57,740 Posted September 29 4 minutes ago, bionic said: Kamala got money?! Her husband's got stacks from the law firm She's richer than Trump though even without him Spoiler Hell, you and I are richer than Trump is I'm dreaming of going somewhere else. Being human. Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
