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(6,273 posts)Tax returns of a presidential candidate can not be compelled without an amendment to the constitution, since it is the constitution that sets the requirements for a presidential candidate.
Six things about them includes-financial disclosures do NOT include how much a candidate paid in taxes and, thus, what their effective tax rate was, do not list what types of tax deductions a candidate has claimed. These could range from deducting interest paid on ones mortgage to putting a goat on a golf course to qualify for farmland tax credits, financial disclosures ask candidates to list assets but are not required to provide detailed information, so offshore accounts can be easily masked, financial disclosures do not include information on what, if anything, a candidate has given to charity, financial disclosures are reviewed by the FEC for compliance with reporting requirements, but they are not audited for accuracy like tax returns which carry fines and possible jail time for fraud, financial disclosures report assets in broad ranges (e.g. $1,001 - $15,000; over $1,000,000), while tax returns focus on the exact dollar figure of an asset.
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