Clintons release 2015 tax returns, which show a combined effective tax rate of 43.2% and donations of 9.8% to charity.
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) August 12, 2016
Clinton adjusted gross income of $10,549,529, w/taxes of $4,664,245. A significant decline from 2014 of $27,946,490, w/taxes of $9,981,350
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) August 12, 2016
The Clintons' total income in 2015 was $10.7, per their tax return. In 2014, it was $28.3m. (Drop in paid speeches explains the difference)
— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) August 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton released her 2015 tax returns Friday, along with 10 years of returns for running mate Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine. An early glance shows Clinton and her husband each earned less on speaking engagements, an issue that has surfaced throughout the campaign, than in previous years.
Her campaign pointedly noted that the Clintons have, over time, made their tax returns public “for every year dating back to 1977,” keeping up its calls for Donald Trump to release his returns. Trump has repeatedly refused, saying he is under audit.
Last summer, Clinton released eight years of returns as her campaign got underway.
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