Charges of financial irregularities continue to dog the US Senate campaign of Al Franken. In the latest development, the GOP has alleged that Franken earned income in California from 2003 to 2006 but didn't pay any taxes. Startribune.com:
Responding to new Republican charges that DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken hid income from California tax authorities for years, Franken's campaign said Thursday that his accountant is trying to sort out whether taxes are owed.
Campaign manager Andy Barr said Franken is eager to resolve the matter, the latest in a series of controversies surrounding his personal corporation, Alan Franken Inc.
"Al feels that because his name is at the top of the organization, he takes ultimate responsibility for everything that goes on," Barr said. "But if there's a mistake that's been made, he's pretty insistent that the accountant fix it. He's been pretty vocal with [the accountant] on this point."
"Al spent the week doing an economy tour of the state," Barr said, adding "We're not hearing about this except from the Republican Party. ..."
The latest questions about the personal corporation Franken set up to handle his entertainment enterprises came in the wake of news last week that Franken owes California $5,800 in back taxes and penalties for failing to file state income tax returns for the corporation from 2003 to 2007.
Hat tip: PowerLine. Photo courtesy Vermont Daily Briefing.
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