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Friday, February 18, 2011

Better Pay Your Taxes, If You Want Your Job

If you have been looking for another reason to pay your taxes on time, here's one: your job status could depend on it. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has reintroduced a bill that would fire federal employees who neglect to pay their taxes. A 2010 study by the IRS, found executive branch employees owed approximately $1 billion in back taxes while Capitol Hill staffers owed over $9 million.

1 comment:

EdenMan said...

I'm an employer....I'm forced to pay taxes in order to stay in business...if and employee or future employee has a tax problem of their own doing...I really don't need their services.