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2016 Postmortem

greymattermom

(5,754 posts) Mon May 7, 2012, 07:30 PM May 2012

Romney pays taxes to foreign governments

And doesn't remember which.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-07/romney-asked-about-his-foreign-tax-credits-at-ohio-campaign-stop.html

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Romney pays taxes to foreign governments (Original Post) greymattermom May 2012 OP

So do all Americans. And we aren't allowed to know who or what. MichiganVote May 2012 #1

but you probably don't report it on your individual returns greymattermom May 2012 #2

Now that's got to hurt him treestar May 2012 #3

MichiganVote

(21,086 posts)

1. So do all Americans. And we aren't allowed to know who or what.

Reply to greymattermom (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 08:31 PM

May 2012

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)

2. but you probably don't report it on your individual returns

Reply to greymattermom (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 10:29 PM

May 2012

Romney claimed a foreign tax credit of $129,697 on his 2010 federal return. To prevent double taxation, taxpayers who pay taxes to foreign governments for income earned outside the U.S. can receive a credit against their U.S. income taxes.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

3. Now that's got to hurt him

Reply to greymattermom (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 10:55 PM

May 2012

Possibly even worse than supposedly being born in one.

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