Abrams settles IRS debt as she preps for another run for office
Stacey Abrams has repaid the tax debt she owed to the Internal Revenue Service, closing off a potential weakness as she considers a run for the White House or a rematch against Gov. Brian Kemp.
The Democrat said through a spokesman Thursday that she retired the roughly $54,000 she owed to the IRS, as well as other credit card and student loan debt she reported during last years election run.
Leader Abrams has been able to resolve her debt, Abrams spokesman Seth Bringman said, and she will continue to speak openly about the challenges she faced -- challenges that are all too common for Americans and their families.
Bringman was responding to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution query about Abrams financial status as she travels across the nation to sell her book and lines up speaking engagements through a prominent agency.
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(Atlanta Journal Constitution)