318,000 Federal Workers Owe $3.3 Billion in Back Taxes (Delinquency Rate Is 33% Higher Among VA Employees)

318,462 federal workers and retirees owed more than $3.3 billion in back income taxes as of September 30, 2013, a delinquency rate of 3.27% (compared to 8.7% for the entire U.S. population). See the full spreadsheet here.

Among the 18 executive departments, the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs has the second highest delinquency rate among its employees:  4.38% (behind the Department of Housing and Urban Development's 5.29%).

Among 27 large (> 1,000 employees) independent agencies, the Federal Reserve has the third highest delinquency rate:  6.51%.

The delinquency rate is 4.87% in the House of Representatives and 2.43% in the Senate.

In the tax world, the delinquency rate is 3.02 in the Tax Court and 1.20% in the Treasury Department (the IRS is not separately broken out).

• Bloomberg, Fed Employees Owe Tax at Twice Rate of Government Workers
• USA Today, Congressional Employees Owe $8.6M in Back Taxes

For prior years data, see:

• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006