Romney's Taxes

[a777pilot]

Now what will the MSM want?

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/romneys-release-taxes_652850.html

From this article I would assume that Mr. Romney has been very successful in business. I would also assume he is very generous to charities.

On both counts....good for him.

 

[OrByte]

good move for Romney

move the national dialogue away from his 47% remarks

i would like to see Romney meet the same standards as other POTUS candidates when it comes to transparency. If he has, then great!

 

[sunzt]

Now what will the MSM want?

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/romneys-release-taxes_652850.html

From this article I would assume that Mr. Romney has been very successful in business. I would also assume he is very generous to charities.

On both counts....good for him.

I demand to see the long form version of his taxes. That's the only true way to know.

 

[a777pilot]

good move for Romney

move the national dialogue away from his 47% remarks

i would like to see Romney meet the same standards as other POTUS candidates when it comes to transparency. If he has, then great!

What is wrong with what he said about those 47%. The truth is the truth.

As for transparency, if he was as transparent as the current POTUS we would know next to nothing about him and what we did know would be a lie.

Is that what you want?



p.s., Besides he was not talking about governing, he was talking about the election. I guess you haven't figured that out because the MSM, an arm of the Democrat Party, has not told you yet.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Why a summary and not just the actual returns? Still, I'm glad to see Romney making a move towards greater transparency.

 

[dank69]

Why a summary and not just the actual returns? Still, I'm glad to see Romney making a move towards greater transparency.

This.

 

[sunzt]

In each year during the entire 20-year period, the Romneys owed both state and federal income taxes.

Over the entire 20-year period, the average annual effective federal tax rate was 20.20%.

Over the entire 20-year period, the lowest annual effective federal personal tax rate was 13.66%.

Over the entire 20-year period, the Romneys gave to charity an average of 13.45% of their adjusted gross income.

Over the entire 20-year period, the total federal and state taxes owed plus the total charitable donations deducted represented 38.49% of total AGI.

So 33.65% combined for effective + charity. Seems in line. Good for romney :thumbsup:

 

[a777pilot]

I demand to see the long form version of his taxes. That's the only true way to know.

Maybe they, the Romney campaign, will have a link to a file on their web site of the long forms.

ROFLMAO!

 

[a777pilot]

Why a summary and not just the actual returns? Still, I'm glad to see Romney making a move towards greater transparency.

I agree. Now if the current POTUS would be as transparent.

 

[soundforbjt]

Why a summary and not just the actual returns? Still, I'm glad to see Romney making a move towards greater transparency.

Maybe that offshore money would look bad to some.

 

[OrByte]

What is wrong with what he said about those 47%. The truth is the truth.

As for transparency, if he was as transparent as the current POTUS we would know next to nothing about him and what we did know would be a lie.

Is that what you want?

spin
divert

As long as he is being transparent then good for him!

 

[thraashman]

I agree. Now if the current POTUS would be as transparent.

So you want Obama to retroactively unrelease 10 years of tax returns? Because Obama has released 5 times as many as Romney.

 

[a777pilot]

spin
divert

As long as he is being transparent then good for him!

No spin. No divert. Those fall within the purveiw of the obama campaign.

 

[a777pilot]

So you want Obama to retroactively unrelease 10 years of tax returns? Because Obama has released 5 times as many as Romney.

NO, but I want him to be transparent in all of his past and present activities, not just taxes. He is not. He is the least known person ever to hold that office.

 

[CPA]

I just don't get the call for his actual returns. When did this become the premise in which to earn someone's vote? 20 years for Romney. Are you kidding me, who the hell saves 20 years of their tax returns. It's a stupid argument.

That said, 30% to charities. Can't wait for the first person to either 1) complain 30% isn't enough or 2) he used charitable giving to get out of paying taxes.

 

[Fern]

Why a summary and not just the actual returns? Still, I'm glad to see Romney making a move towards greater transparency.

What summary? Where do you see that he is only releasing a summary?

The part I read said he is releasing his tax return

Fern

 

[DominionSeraph]

inb4 the conservatards here flip-flop.

 

[dank69]

What summary? Where do you see that he is only releasing a summary?

The part I read said he is releasing his tax return

Fern

2011 tax return. 20 year summary from 1990-2009. We should totally just accept that summary at face value.

 

[PJABBER]

Well, Obama was not much for making any kind of charitable donations until he started his run for the presidency, so it is good to see how consistent Romney has been in doing so.

Obama's charitable donations as reported by the Washington Post,

2005: $77,315 to charity out of income of $1.66 million (4.6 percent)
2004: $2,500 out of $207,647 (1.2 percent)
2003: $3,400 out of $238,327 (1.4 percent)
2002: $1,050 out of $259,394 (0.4 percent)

 

[Paul98]

What summary? Where do you see that he is only releasing a summary?

The part I read said he is releasing his tax return

Fern

from the article

Additionally, the Romney campaign is releasing a summary of 20 years of taxes, between 1990-2009, detailing their tax expenditures during those years:

 

[Dari]

20% going to a cult is not a charity donation...

 

[soundforbjt]

What summary? Where do you see that he is only releasing a summary?

The part I read said he is releasing his tax return

Fern

From the OP's link.

Additionally, the Romney campaign is releasing a summary of 20 years of taxes, between 1990-2009, detailing their tax expenditures during those years:

• In each year during the entire 20-year period, the Romneys owed both state and federal income taxes.

• Over the entire 20-year period, the average annual effective federal tax rate was 20.20%.

• Over the entire 20-year period, the lowest annual effective federal personal tax rate was 13.66%.

• Over the entire 20-year period, the Romneys gave to charity an average of 13.45% of their adjusted gross income.

• Over the entire 20-year period, the total federal and state taxes owed plus the total charitable donations deducted represented 38.49% of total AGI.

 

[a777pilot]

I just don't get the call for his actual returns. When did this become the premise in which to earn someone's vote? 20 years for Romney. Are you kidding me, who the hell saves 20 years of their tax returns. It's a stupid argument.

That said, 30% to charities. Can't wait for the first person to either 1) complain 30% isn't enough or 2) he used charitable giving to get out of paying taxes.

2) is already covered:

• The Romneys donated $4,020,772 to charity in 2011, amounting to nearly 30% of their income.

• The Romneys claimed a deduction for $2.25 million of those charitable contributions.

 

[soulcougher73]

My only issue with this has to do with capital gains tax.

 

[dank69]

20% going to a cult is not a charity donation...

lol