Obama and Biden Release Tax Returns

 

President Obama and Vice-President Biden today released their 2009 tax returns:

Obama:

• Press Release
• Tax Returns (Federal Forms 1040, 709; Illinois Form 1040)
• Returns Relating to Nobel Prize

Biden:

• Press Release
• Tax Returns (Federal Form 1040; Delaware Form 200-01) 

Here are charts putting the 2009 returns in context with their earlier returns:

Obama:

Year	AGI	Tax	Charitable Gifts	Gifts/AGI
2009	$5,505,409	$1,792,414	$329,100	6.0%
2008	$2,656,902	$855,323	$172,050	6.5%
2007	$4,139,965	$1,396,772	$240,370	5.8%
2006	$983,826	$277,481	$60,307	6.1%
2005	$1,655,106	$545,614	$77,315	4.7%
2004	$207,647	$40,426	$2,500	1.2%
2003	$238,327	$51,856	$3,400	1.4%
2002	$259,394	$68,958	$1,050	0.4%
2001	$272,759	$86,072	$1,470	0.5%
2000	$240,505	$63,732	$2,350	1.0%

Biden:

Year	AGI	Tax	Charitable Gifts	Gifts/AGI
2009	$333,182	$71,147	$4,820	1.45%
2008	$269,256	$47,464	$1,885	0.70%
2007	$319,853	$66,273	$995	0.31%
2006	$248,859	$42,832	$380	0.15%
2005	$321,379	$70,473	$380	0.12%
2004	$234,271	$41,845	$380	0.16%
2003	$231,375	$38,393	$260	0.11%
2002	$227,811	$41,756	$260	0.11%
2001	$220,712	$40,728	$360	0.16%
2000	$219,953	$42,313	$360	0.16%
1999	$210,797	$40,309	$120	0.06%
1998	$215,432	$35,131	$195	0.09%

Press and blogosphere coverage:

• ABC News
• Bloomberg
• The Hill
• L.A. Times
• New York Daily News
• New York Times
• Politico
• USA Today
• Wall Street Journal
• Wall Street Journal Law Blog
• Washington Times