Palin Latest Politician To Owe Back Taxes

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Governor Palin must reportedly pay back taxes for expense money received while living at her home in Wasilla.

By Fred Cunningham | Anchor
Published: February 18, 2009
Updated: February 18, 2009

Democrats have been on the receiving end of lots of bad publicity of late for failing to pay back taxes and penalties.

First, there was President Obama’s choice to lead the economic recovery: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

Former Senator Tom Daschle’s nomination to lead Housing and Urban Development was scratched because he didn’t count a free driver and car as income.

Now, a big, BIG Republican is going to have to pay some back taxes. The Anchorage Daily News reports Alaska Governor Sarah Palin “must pay income taxes on thousands of dollars in expense money she received while living at her Wasilla home.“

Here’s part of the Wednesday story:

The Washington Post published a story in mid-September that said she had charged the state almost $17,000 for meals and incidentals while staying in her own home.

The state considers Juneau, where she lives in the Governor’s Mansion, to be Palin’s official duty station.

Palin billed the state for 312 nights spent in her Wasilla home during her first 19 months in office, according to the Washington Post. She received $60 a day tax free, money intended to cover meals and incidentals, while traveling on state business, her travel forms show.

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