Posts Tagged ‘Nancy Killefer’

Health Nominee Sebelius Reveals Tax Troubles and $7,000 in Back Tax Debt

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Obama’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, did not pay $7,040 in taxes between 2005 and 2007. She paid the back taxes and penalty after they were identified.
In addition to Sebelius, five other Obama administration nominees have come under fire for unpaid taxes including Tom Daschle and Timothy F. Geithner. Labor secretary Hilda L. Solis  had to answer questions about $6,400 in
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Obama Trade Pick Ron Kirk Owes $10,000 in Back Taxes

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

The latest Obama administration nominee with tax troubles is Ron Kirk, the President’s choice to be U.S. trade representative. Kirk owes an estimated $10,000 in back taxes from earlier in the decade and has agreed to pay them. He has also agreed to file an amended tax return this week
According to reports, the former Dallas mayor failed to list speaking fees as income because he paid them directly to support
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