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White House releases Biden’s 2021 tax returns
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President Joe Biden and First Girl Jill Biden reported a federal adjusted gross earnings of $610,702 final yr, in response to their 2021 federal earnings tax returns launched by the White Home Friday.
The president and first woman filed their earnings tax return collectively, and paid $150,439 in federal earnings tax. Their 2021 efficient federal earnings tax price is 24.6%.
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The primary couple additionally reported contributions of $17,394 to 10 completely different charities in 2021 — with the most important reward, $5,000, being donated to the Beau Biden Basis. The White Home says the inspiration is a public charity devoted to making sure that each one youngsters are free from the specter of abuse.
The primary couple on Friday additionally launched their Delaware earnings tax return, and reported paying $30,765 in state earnings tax.
President Biden and first woman Jill Biden communicate with the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Middle on Peterson Air Pressure Base, Colo., through teleconference within the South Courtroom Auditorium on the White Home campus in Washington, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021.
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The primary woman additionally launched her Virginia earnings tax return and reported paying $2,721 in Virginia earnings tax.
The primary woman teaches at Northern Virginia Group Faculty.
The White Home mentioned that these tax returns mark Biden’s launch of a complete of 24 years of tax returns to the general public.
The Biden’s 2021 tax returns are just like 2020, however embody the president’s presidential wage.
An annual presidential wage is $400,000, nonetheless, as a result of he took workplace on Jan. 20, 2021, Biden experiences making $378,833 final yr.
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In 2020, the primary couple earned $607,336, which was down from the $985,223 they reported in 2019.
United States Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff are seen leaving France at Orly Airport on November 13, 2021 in Paris, France.
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In the meantime, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff additionally launched their 2021 federal earnings tax return, in addition to their state earnings tax returns for California, New York and the District of Columbia. The second couple additionally filed collectively.
Harris and Emhoff reported a federal adjusted gross earnings of $1,655,563. The returns reveal the couple paid $523,371 in federal earnings tax. Their federal earnings tax price in 2021 was 31.6%.
Harris and Emhoff additionally paid $120,517 in California earnings tax, $2,044 in New York earnings tax.
The returns revealed Emhoff paid $54,441 in earnings tax for the District of Columbia.
U.S. President Joe Biden
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The second gentleman teaches at Georgetown College Legislation Middle and is required to file a D.C. return to pay D.C. earnings tax.
Emhoff resigned from the legislation agency DLA Piper LLP in January 2021. A White Home official mentioned as is typical with legislation companies, the agency is returning his partnership stake over plenty of years.
In 2021, Emhoff’s earnings from the legislation agency included earnings from sources inside New York state, requiring the submitting of a New York tax return and cost of New York earnings tax.
Harris and Emhoff contributed $22,100 to charity in 2021.