Court orders Emanuel off mayoral ballot

[bbarrick8383]

Well, his name will not be on the initial ballots.

foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/24/chicago-mayoral-ballots-printed-emanuels/

CHICAGO – Chicago election officials gave the go-ahead Monday to print millions of ballots for the city’s mayoral election without Rahm Emanuel’s name, after an appellate court ruled earlier in the day to kick the former White House chief of staff off the ballot.

Personally I think electing another Democrat to the position will be the nail in the coffin. They have a budget shortfall of over 600 million dollars, Democrats think that spending is the solution to all problems.

 

[estesbob]

I am curious as to whether he paid his
State income taxes as a resident or nonresident in 2009?

 

[catharina]

Court orders Emanuel off mayoral ballot

Good. I hope he stays off the ballot.

 

[qui_est_ce]

I am curious as to whether he paid his
State income taxes as a resident or nonresident in 2009?

According to this blog:

“If he filed a 2009 “full year resident” Illinois return maybe he intended to retain his Illinois and Chicago residency. But if he filed a “part year return” or “non-resident” return, that suggests he changed his residency.”

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Today we find out that Emanuel filed an amended 2009 Illinois return on November 24, changing his status from part year resident to full year resident.
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In filing the amended return, Emanuel notes that “the original return’s statements regarding part-year residency were not accurate. The amended returns make clear that we were full-year residents of Illinois in 2009. … We are also full-year residents of Illinois in 2010.”

 

[SamH]

I am curious as to whether he paid his
State income taxes as a resident or nonresident in 2009?

He filed as a nonresident, but when he decided to run for mayor he “amended” his return and filed as a resident.

taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2010/12/rahm-emanuel-.html

Actually I kind of like the fact that he even bothered to file a return, its a refreshing change of pace for the Obama Administration.

 

[qui_est_ce]

More from the Chicago Tribune

Emanuel tax paperwork complicates residency case
Amended forms to bolster claim that he was still a resident, spokesman says
opponents plan to ask candidate about timing of filings
December 12, 2010|By Kristen Mack and Jeff Coen, Tribune reporters

The hundreds of pages of records Rahm Emanuel’s attorneys filed ahead of Monday’s hearing on his bid to stay on the Chicago mayoral ballot complicate questions about the former White House chief of staff’s residency.

Emanuel amended his most recent tax returns late last month as those opposed to his candidacy talked about the arguments they would make in trying to knock him off.

**In his original 2009 Illinois tax return, Emanuel checked the box “part-year resident” and noted he lived in Chicago through June 30, 2009. The amended return is dated Nov. 24 of this year, the same day the first formal objections against Emanuel were filed with city **elections officials.

In addition, on the amended return Emanuel listed the Milwaukee Avenue address of the condominium where he currently resides — not the Ravenswood home his family owns that is occupied by a renter who declined to end his lease early when Emanuel returned from Washington.

Emanuel explains in the tax form that he and his wife continued to pay Illinois taxes last year and that the “amended return makes clear that we were full-year residents of Illinois in 2009 and it reports all of our income.” Emanuel corrected his return, which was filed by his accountant, after he “became aware of the mistake,” Ben LaBolt, the campaign’s spokesman, said Sunday.

The tax returns could be a focus this week as the elections hearing on the more than two dozen objections to Emanuel’s candidacy takes place. The documents alone don’t prove anything, but they’re fair game for lawyers to argue over in what is expected to be a protracted election challenge.

Burt Odelson, the lead attorney for the objectors, said Sunday that he does not “know what to make of” the timing of the amended tax filing, but he intends to ask Emanuel about it.

 

[estesbob]

According to this blog:

Well that clinches it for me. I think it is very disingenuous to say you are a nonresident to save yourself some taxes and then claim to be a resident to be able to run for mayor. We saw the same thing with John Kerry and his Yacht.

 

[qui_est_ce]

Well that clinches it for me. I think it is very disingenuous to say you are a nonresident to save yourself some taxes and then claim to be a resident to be able to run for mayor. We saw the same thing with John Kerry and his Yacht.

I wonder why this hasn’t been big news. Maybe we ought to let Bill O’Reilly know about this.

 

[estesbob]

I wonder why this hasn’t been big news. Maybe we ought to let Bill O’Reilly know about this.

I think up until yesterday’s ruling this whole issue has been under the radar with just about everybody believing that there was no way that an Illinois court was going to rule against a Chicago Democrat. I think the fact that Emanuel filed as a nonresident to save money is a huge factor in determining his intent.

 

[qui_est_ce]

I think up until yesterday’s ruling this whole issue has been under the radar with just about everybody believing that there was no way that an Illinois court was going to rule against a Chicago Democrat. I think the fact that Emanuel filed as a nonresident to save money is a huge factor in determining his intent.

More importantly, the fact that he changed his filing status as full year resident on 11/24, the same date as the objections to his residency were filed.

 

[qui_est_ce]

I think up until yesterday’s ruling this whole issue has been under the radar with just about everybody believing that there was no way that an Illinois court was going to rule against a Chicago Democrat. I think the fact that Emanuel filed as a nonresident to save money is a huge factor in determining his intent.

He initially filed as a part year resident. I believe taxes in DC and Maryland are higher than IL.

Illinois 3% income tax rate,
D. C. has a top rate of 8.5%. W
Maryland has a top rate of 6.25%
Virginia has a top rate of 5.75%.

So his filing as part year resident meant he actually paid higher taxes.

So he considered himself a part year resident, who moved out of state and now is resident of another state.

(Until he decided to run for mayor).

 

[manualman]

Yes, in fairness we have NOT established that he saved money by filing as a part year resident. If that is the case, he’s nailed. If not, possibly an honest mistake, but an embarassing one. Who signs tax returns without reading them carefully first?

 

[estesbob]

Yes, in fairness we have NOT established that he saved money by filing as a part year resident. If that is the case, he’s nailed. If not, possibly an honest mistake, but an embarassing one. Who signs tax returns without reading them carefully first?

It’s been a while since I’ve done a Washington DC tax return but I suspect he did come out ahead by claiming DC residency. His salary would’ve been taxed at DC rates regardless of where he declared residency. I believe as a DC resident, however, he gets discounts on his property taxes and on the DC earnings tax imposed on nonresidents who work in the city. He would also get to take a credit on his Illinois nonresident return for the taxes he paid in DC.

 

[Dale_M]

Wonder if former Illinois resident, President Obama, will be getting involved in someway - if that is even possible?

Actually, President Obama is still an Illinois resident. He owns a house in the Hyde Park/Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago and, unlike Emanuel, he did not lease it out. Plus, Obama filed his 2009 state tax return as a full resident, unlike Emanuel (despite Rahm’s later correction.)

 

[poker10]

Illinois high court just put him back on the ballot. That settles that, I guess.