The Palins' Tax Returns

The McCain campaign has released Sarah and Todd Palin's tax returns from 2006 and 2007. Love those Friday afternoon document drops!

Our Peter Overby is still poring over them, but you can take a look here.

From the release:

Taxes Paid:

For 2006, the Palins paid $11,944 (LINE 63) in total taxes on gross income of $127,869 (LINE 37), which is a 9.3% tax rate.

For 2007, the Palins paid $24,738 (LINE 63) in total taxes on gross income of $166,080 (LINE 37), which is a 14.9% tax rate.

Charitable Contributions:

2006

In 2006, Sarah and Todd Palin donated $4,250 to charity in cash/check donations and $630 in non-cash/check donations, for a total of $4,880. This is 3.3% of their adjusted gross income.

2007

In 2007, Sarah and Todd Palin donated $2,500 to charity in cash/check donations and $825 in non-cash/check donations, for a total of $3,325. This is 1.5% of their adjusted gross income.

We'll keep you posted on whatever Peter comes up with. In the meantime, feel free to submit your own findings in the comments...

-- Evie Stone

5:15 PM ET | 10- 3-2008 | permalink

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