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bemildred

(90,061 posts)
Sun Apr 12, 2015, 12:15 PM Apr 2015

Obama's tax return by the numbers; he made less than last year

Leadership, not greedership.

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Here's what the pair's tax information looked like.

$477,383 -- The Obamas' adjusted gross income.

$93,362 -- Amount the couple paid in federal taxes.

$20,641 -- The Obamas' tax refund.

$22,640 -- The Obamas' state income tax, paid to Illinois.

19.6% -- The president’s effective federal income tax rate.

14.8% -- Portion of the Obamas' adjusted gross income donated to charity.

$400,000 -- Obama's salary as president.

$94,889 -- Amount made from the sale of Obama's best-selling books.

$51,167 -- How much Obama received from the publishing company Random House.

$43,722 -- Amount the president made from Dystel & Goderich Literary Management.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-pn-obama-tax-return-20150411-story.html
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Obama's tax return by the numbers; he made less than last year (Original Post) bemildred Apr 2015 OP
Illinois has a very small income tax...5% for that level of income? Wow NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #1
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