Bush Tax Court Nominee Used Improper Deductions

[Nambe]

By MARY DALRYMPLE, AP Tax Writer

One of President Bush (news - web sites)'s nominees to the U.S. Tax Court amended his tax returns for three years to eliminate improper deductions for entertainment, gifts and meals, the Senate Finance Committee disclosed Wednesday.

Glen Bower, a former director of the Illinois Department of Revenue, filed amended returns for 1999, 2000 and 2001 after the committee brought the deductions to his attention while reviewing his nomination.

The committee's top Democrat said Bower should not be confirmed.

"Mr. Bower was given a fair opportunity to clean up his tax returns," said Democrat Max Baucus of Montana. "After repeated attempts to get it right, he came up short — woefully short." ---

The committee found questionable deductions for unreimbursed employee expenses during its initial inspection early this year. Bower prepared amended returns and submitted those to the committee, and the panel found more improper deductions. ---

[punpirate]

1. What more suitable for...

... a corrupt administration like Bush's but a tax cheat for a Federal Tax Court judge?

[Rose Siding]

2. LOL, I don't know!

He sounds perfect, doesn't he? :silly:

[libtexan]

5. C'mon, punpirate, repeat after me:

up is down, black is white, night is day, love is hate, truth is deception...

[MaineDem]

3. Nothing surprises me anymore

Nothing!

This is a very corrupt government.

Kick.

[prolesunited]

4. Just another in a long line of

inappropriate appointments. I wish I could think of some off the top of my head, but it seems that there were a number of industry officials appointed as head of the agency regulating or overseeing that particular industry. Can anyone help me out here?

[jamesinca]

6. This is what Bush wants in office

People of questionable character. He surrounds himself with them. He reproduced with a questionable character type. His two spawn are even questionable in character. This is the Bush MO.