September 30, 2020
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Biden discloses latest tax returns prior to debate

US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has released his tax returns just hours ahead of the first debate with President Donald Trump. Biden and his wife Jill paid nearly $288,000 in income tax last year, according to the filings.

He has also called on the President to release his returns, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

The move follows a report by the New York Times that Trump paid just $750 in income tax in 2016. Trump said the claims were “fake news”.

For years, Trump has been criticised by Democrats for not making his tax returns public as his predecessors did.

He says his tax returns are currently being audited, and that he will not release them while an inspection is continuing. There is no legal reason why the president cannot release his returns while an audit is taking place.

Biden’s tax returns showed he paid $346,000 in federal taxes and other payments last year on an income of nearly $985,000 before seeking a refund of nearly $47,000 they said they had overpaid.

Biden’s deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield described the release of the returns as a “historic level of transparency”, saying: “Mr President, release your tax returns or shut up”.

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Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff reported $3,018,127 in taxable income, most of this was from Mr Emhoff’s partnership at a law firm. The pair paid $1,185,628 in taxes.

The New York Times claimed Trump paid no federal income taxes in 11 of 18 years of tax records that were examined.

After the success of The Apprentice TV show, he did initially pay significant taxes – $95 million over 18 years. But he later got most of that back via a $72.9 million federal tax fund. The refund remains under review.

The newspaper also alleges Trump claimed tax deductions on expenses including $70,000 of hair styling for television

Also read:No Handshakes: Stage Set for Trump-Biden Debates

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