Ed and Elaine Brown, surrounded by federal scofflaws

Jan 23, 2007 07:31

Even though Title 26 (income tax law) specifically includes federal employees and excludes most of the private sector, almost a half a million active and retired federal employees owe almost $2.8 billion in back taxes for 2005. Among the many federal departments that have tax delinquents are these:

Executive Departments Balance Owed
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE $39,594,248DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY $81,197,372DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION $2,515,868DEPT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEV $5,841,483DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS $107,924,939DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY $55,925,104DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE $49,888,484DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SVCS $30,435,290DEPARTMENT OF LABOR $10,756,939DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE $16,104,073DEPARTMENT OF STATE $6,621,777DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY $61,569,796DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR $16,866,519DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $17,296,125DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY $3,709,887DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE $23,907,577DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE $17,119,304DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY $13,489,683

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