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50. Contact the Wall Street Journal maybe? They had an expert go over Beto's returns and

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 11:21 PM

Apr 2019

found errors that his accounting firm will fix. Maybe they will go over Bernie's. I first read it on WP but I'm out of free articles.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/article229318389.html
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke says he'll amend "as appropriate" federal tax returns from 2013 and 2014, when he may have underpaid around $4,000 because of incorrectly deducted medical expenses.

O'Rourke late Monday released 10 years of returns filed by himself and his wife, Amy, through 2017. The ex-congressman promised to release 2018 returns as soon as they're filed.

The incorrectly reported deductions were first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which had a tax professional review O'Rourke's returns. The review spotted that O'Rourke deducted almost $16,000 worth of medical expenses when he should only have deducted 10 percent of income.

A campaign spokesman said Tuesday that "after becoming aware of this error, the accounting firm that prepared the filings was immediately informed and will file an amendment as appropriate."

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Question: How can it be verified that a tax return published on a website is [View all] mobeau69 Apr 2019 OP

Depending on the individual... WeekiWater Apr 2019 #1

Hey! question everything Apr 2019 #21

Now that's funny! mobeau69 Apr 2019 #27

Why do we not have DUzys anymore? MelissaB Apr 2019 #52

lol.. I finally got Cha Apr 2019 #53

Did trump finally release his taxes? MythosMaster Apr 2019 #2

Lol. nt Snotcicles Apr 2019 #4

Congress will be getting his copies direct from the IRS. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #5

LOL @ people being more anti-Sanders than anti-GOP. Iggo Apr 2019 #17

That's funny that you'd automatically assume I was being anti-Sanders. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #24

The more you deny it... Iggo Apr 2019 #46

Then why did you post this in the primary side? If this was about trump, it should be in GD. aidbo Apr 2019 #54

Now that's a good question! mobeau69 Apr 2019 #55

Sad isn't it MythosMaster Apr 2019 #56

Who gets their tax returns notarized? At best, if you have a preparer, they sign it as well SFnomad Apr 2019 #3

How can you be 100% sure that what you're looking at is an mobeau69 Apr 2019 #6

Isn't that what I just said? n/t SFnomad Apr 2019 #7

My bad, I should have wrote certified instead of notarized. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #8

Again, who could certify it except someone who was there the moment you sent it to the IRS? SFnomad Apr 2019 #9

who could certify it except someone who was there the moment you sent it to the IRS? mobeau69 Apr 2019 #10

The IRS legally cannot, they cannot release anything to the public n/t SFnomad Apr 2019 #11

I understand that. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #12

I've never heard of such a thing, but that of course doesn't mean it doesn't exist SFnomad Apr 2019 #13

Form 4506 mobeau69 Apr 2019 #19

It's not a certified copy. I have no idea why you're beating this horse ... but enjoy yourself n/t SFnomad Apr 2019 #28

You can only get your OWN return that way BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #33

Correct, wasn't asking about a third party's though. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #47

One way of telling if it's genuine or unedited is if all pages are the same format and.... George II Apr 2019 #14

Thanks but I guess I wasn't clear about what I was asking. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #22

What next? Birth Certificate questions? artislife Apr 2019 #15

It doesn't "work" brooklynite Apr 2019 #16

mobeau69 is just asking a question, as far as I can tell. Why... LAS14 Apr 2019 #18

FYI mobeau69 Apr 2019 #26

No, they're not just asking a question. They're beating this into the ground for no apparent SFnomad Apr 2019 #29

Found it! mobeau69 Apr 2019 #25

If someone "self prepares" - like Sanders, you can wonder question everything Apr 2019 #20

If it was rump, I'd still question it. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #23

4506-T Lefta Dissenter Apr 2019 #30

Thanks a lot. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #31

You can only get your OWN return that way BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #34

Right, Lefta Dissenter Apr 2019 #36

There are enough irregularties BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #38

"There are a lot of tell-tale signs of inauthenticity." --- I'm glad people are noticing... NurseJackie Apr 2019 #40

There is also an income discrepancy BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #41

BS has certainly opened the door himself to this type of scrutiny (and criticism). NurseJackie Apr 2019 #42

The good thing is that there are BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #43

Are you including the GOP and Russia? If (ha!) he were the nominee, you know... NurseJackie Apr 2019 #44

I'm sure Trump is reading the essays nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #45

Yep, we use them in mortgage underwriting. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #35

Do you require it to be sent directly to you from the IRS or mobeau69 Apr 2019 #48

We get it directly from the irs Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #49

Thanks. That's what I suspected. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #51

One cannot verify it unless the taxpayer consents BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #32

good question imho KayF Apr 2019 #37

See post #38 BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #39

Contact the Wall Street Journal maybe? They had an expert go over Beto's returns and Autumn Apr 2019 #50