Survey: Some senators admit tax errors.

(h/t to Politico) And point well taken.

SEN. DANIEL AKAKA (D-Hawaii) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. LAMAR ALEXANDER (R-Tenn.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer. If not, who does? Declined to answer. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.
NOTE: Alexander’s office referred Politico "to the financial disclosure information which is publicly available," adding that the senator "has made a full financial disclosure every year in elective office."

SEN. JOHN BARRASSO (R-Wyo.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer. If not, who does? Declined to answer. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.

NOTE: Barrasso's office referred Politico to "the Senator's public financial disclosure forms."

SEN. MAX BAUCUS (D-Mont.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? A private preparer in Montana. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Yes. Have you ever paid back taxes? Yes. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Baucus' office referred Politico to a 2007 Wall Street Journal article, which indicates that the senator underpaid his Washington, D.C., property taxes between 2003 to 2005, due to a computer error made by city tax collectors. When the error was discovered, the article says, Mr. Baucus was given 30 days to pay $5,625.72 in back taxes. The senator paid a few weeks after the deadline, accruing an additional $538.86 in penalties and interest.

In addition, according to the article, in Helena, Mont., Mr. Baucus paid a small penalty in 2002 due to a misunderstanding about who was supposed to remit the first property-tax payment on a home he purchased from his brother. The $1,650 bill was paid a few weeks late, and the senator was charged $60.36 in penalties and interest, which the brothers split.

SEN. EVAN BAYH (D-Ind.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. MARK BEGICH (D-Alaska) Do you prepare your own taxes? No, I provide the material for the preparation. If not, who does? My accountant. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Yes. Have you ever paid back taxes? Yes. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.

Both the IRS and I have found minor errors over 30-plus years, but nothing significant.
Regarding the question of back taxes, in 2008, as Mayor of Anchorage, I was issued a municipal vehicle as had been the practice for years by previous mayors and in cities across the country. Then the IRS issued a new ruling that use of this car was taxable, so I paid the back taxes owed on the “benefit” for the years I utilized the vehicle. I then got rid of the city vehicle and bought my own car to use for city business.

SEN. MICHAEL F. BENNET (D-Colo.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. BOB BENNETT (R-Utah) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer. If not, who does? Declined to answer Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.

NOTE: Bennett’s office referred Politico to "the senator's public financial disclosure forms that every member is required to complete."

SEN. JEFF BINGAMAN (D-N.M.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? CPA. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Not to the best of his knowledge. Have you ever paid back taxes? Not to the best of my knowledge. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

NOTE: Bingaman's office noted that the senator was "working from memory," but that the answers he gave were accurate to the best of his recollection.

SEN. KIT BOND (R-Mo.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? A CPA in Missouri. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. BARBARA BOXER (D-Calif.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? A CPA. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Yes. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Senator Boxer and her CPA found an inadvertent omission on her 2005 taxes and immediately filed an amendment the following week (4/18/2006) and she paid taxes in the amount of $6,053 to the federal government and $2,296 to the state of California.

NOTE: A spokeswoman for Boxer said that the answers are based upon the senator's returns from the previous five years, which is what she had available. The spokeswoman also said that she did not believe that voluntarily amending forms and submitting payment the week after tax day constituted having paid back taxes.

SEN. SHERROD BROWN (D-Ohio) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Tony Keys, the senator’s accountant in Elyria, Ohio. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? Yes. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
In 2006, the senator’s District of Columbia property tax bill went to the wrong residence in Ohio (he had recently moved after getting married). Once the delay in paying the property tax bill was discovered, the senator promptly paid both the tax and the penalty owed to the District of Columbia.

SEN. SAM BROWNBACK (R-Kan.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Accounting firm in Kansas. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Pending. Have you ever paid back taxes? Pending. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Pending.

NOTE: Brownback's office told Politico the senator's accountant was researching the remaining answers.

SEN. JIM BUNNING (R-Ky.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer. If not, who does? Declined to answer. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.

NOTE: Bunning’s office referred Politico "to the senator's financial disclosure forms, which are public."

SEN. RICHARD BURR (R-N.C.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? One of the top 5 accounting firms. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.

NOTE: Regarding the other questions, Burr's office said, "We're going to refer you to the Senator's financial disclosure forms which are on file with the Senate."

SEN. ROLAND W. BURRIS (D-Ill.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. ROBERT C. BYRD (D-W.Va.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? CPA firm. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. MARIA CANTWELL (D-Wash.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN (D-Md.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Accountant. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. TOM CARPER (D-Del.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Our family's taxes are prepared by Wheeler, Wolfenden & Dwares of Wilmington, Del. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Not that I can recall. Have you ever paid back taxes? Not that I can recall. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. ROBERT P. CASEY JR. (D-Pa.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. SAXBY CHAMBLISS (R-Ga.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? A certified public accountant. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.


SEN. TOM COBURN (R-Okla.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? He has an accountant. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? See below. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.

After Dr. Coburn left the House, the House continued to pay him for three months. Apparently, they were very pleased with his service. However, because the payments were made in error Dr. Coburn returned all of the checks to Treasury. Yet, the House sent a W-2 to the IRS, but not to Coburn, reporting income that had been returned. After a long fight, the House and the IRS admitted their error and the IRS sent Coburn a corrected W-2. This is the government in charge of "stimulating" our economy.

SEN. THAD COCHRAN (R-Miss.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Nail McKinney Professional Association, Tupelo, Miss. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Yes. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
In 2006, the senator's accountant noticed that his accrued interest had been underreported by his investment firm. The Senator filed amended returns correcting the error and paid an additional $32 in federal income tax to the U. S. Treasury and $5 to the State of Mississippi.

NOTE: Cochran's office noted that because the error was not the senator's, the amended amount he paid is not considered back taxes.

SEN. SUSAN COLLINS (R-Maine) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. KENT CONRAD (D-N.D.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Eide Bailly LLP in Bismarck, ND. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. BOB CORKER (R-Tenn.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer. If not, who does? Declined to answer. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.

NOTE: Corker's office referred Politico to public documents, noting that the senator "has publicly released tax return information going back many years, and since coming to the Senate, he has provided a tremendous amount of information through his personal financial disclosure."


SEN. JOHN CORNYN (R-Texas) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer. If not, who does? Declined to answer. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Declined to anser. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.

NOTE: Cornyn's office referred Politico to "the public financial disclosure forms that every senator is required to complete, as well as the Texas state disclosure forms that Senator Cornyn has been filing since the mid-80s."

SEN. MIKE CRAPO (R-Idaho) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. JIM DEMINT (R-S.C.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. CHRIS DODD (D-Conn.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Two Firms – one firm prepares the taxes and second firm reviews returns. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Yes. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
The Dodds were notified by the IRS of small overpayments, which were later refunded.

SEN. BYRON DORGAN (D-N.D.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Accountant. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. RICHARD J. DURBIN (D-Ill.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Yes. If not, who does? N/A. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. JOHN ENSIGN (R-Nev.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. MICHAEL B. ENZI (R-Wyo.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer If not, who does? Declined to answer. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.

NOTE: Enzi's office said that "all the financial records Senator Enzi is required to release publicly are open for anyone to see."

SEN. RUSS FEINGOLD (D-Wis.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? An accountant. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Not that I recall. Have you ever paid back taxes? Not that I recall. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D-Calif.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? A big four tax and accounting firm. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Not to the best of my knowledge. Have you ever paid back taxes? Not to the best of my knowledge. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND (D-N.Y.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? An accountant. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

NOTE: Gillibrand's office noted that the answers above were obtained from the senator's husband, to whom she has been married since 2000, and are "accurate for 1999 up." The senator's office told Politico they were seeking additional information from the senator on previous years.

SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY (R-Iowa) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? A lawyer in Allison, Iowa. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Yes. Have you ever paid back taxes? Yes. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
One time in the early 1980s, an error was made in the valuation of items given to charity. It was corrected. Additional payment was made in this case. The senator does not remember the exact amount, but thinks it may have $100-$200.

SEN. JUDD GREGG (R-N.H.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. KAY R. HAGAN (D-N.C.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. TOM HARKIN (D-Iowa) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. ORRIN G. HATCH (R-Utah) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON (R-Texas) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. JIM INHOFE (R-Okla.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. DANIEL INOUYE (D-Hawaii) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. JOHNNY ISAKSON (R-Ga.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Legacy Financial. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. MIKE JOHANNS (R-Neb.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? His CPA. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.
SEN. TIM JOHNSON (D-S.D.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. EDWARD E. KAUFMAN (D-Del.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Cover and Rossiter in Wilmington, Del. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Not that he remembers. Have you ever paid back taxes? Not that he remembers. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. EDWARD M. KENNEDY (D-Mass.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. JOHN F. KERRY (D-Mass.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Accountant. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? None that we know of. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

NOTE: Kerry's office noted that the senator has "made his tax returns public every year he's been in public life, including the intense public vetting of the 2004 campaign. He always pays his taxes."

SEN. AMY KLOBUCHAR (D-Minn.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Her family has an accountant in Minnesota prepare them. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Yes. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
The senator overpaid taxes in 2003.

SEN. HERB KOHL (D-Wis.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Deloitte & Touche. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Not to our knowledge. Have you ever paid back taxes? Not to our knowledge. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

NOTE: Kohl's office noted that his holdings are in a blind trust and added: "Each year Sen. Kohl releases income tax documents along with his financial disclosure forms, and has done so for the past 20 years."

SEN. JON KYL (R-Ariz.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. MARY L. LANDRIEU (D-La.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. FRANK R. LAUTENBERG (D-N.J.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? David G. Miller & Associates LLC. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

NOTE: Lautenberg's office said the answers to questions 3 and 4 are confirmed "dating back to 1990, when Miller began preparing the senator’s returns."

SEN. PATRICK LEAHY (D-Vt.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. CARL LEVIN (D-Mich.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? An accountant in Michigan. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN (I-Conn.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain. Has not responded.

SEN. BLANCHE L. LINCOLN (D-Ark.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? CPA Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Yes. Have you ever paid back taxes? Yes. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
In 2003 the IRS sent a notice and assessed additional tax as a result of an Alternative Minimum Tax calculation that they had made. Ultimately after our explanation they agreed with our calculation and refunded all of the tax that was previously withheld by them. In 2003 W-2 information was inadvertently left off our return and the IRS assessed an additional tax of $1,001 which was promptly paid.


SEN. DICK LUGAR (R-Ind.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Accounting firm BKD, LLP, Indianapolis Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. MEL MARTINEZ (R-Fla.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? A CPA. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R-Ariz.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? The McCain family accountant. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.
SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL (D-Mo.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-Ky.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. ROBERT MENENDEZ (D-N.J.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. JEFF MERKLEY (D-Ore.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. BARBARA MIKULSKI (D-Md.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? CPA. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.
SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI (R-Alaska) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer. If not, who does? Declined to answer. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.

NOTE: Murkowski's office referred Politico to "Sen. Murkowski's public financial disclosure form."


SEN. PATTY MURRAY (D-Wash.) Do you prepare your own taxes? She prepares her own. If not, who does? N/A. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.
SEN. BEN NELSON (D-Neb.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. BILL NELSON (D-Fla.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Personal CPA. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.
SEN. MARK PRYOR (D-Ark.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? CPA . Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Yes . Have you ever paid back taxes? Yes . If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
My CPA discovered a discrepancy involving my wife's family trust. The amount was $578.00, which has been paid.
SEN. JACK REED (D-R.I.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer. If not, who does? Declined to answer. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.

NOTE: Reed's office replied, "Since running for public office in 1990, Senator Reed has disclosed his annual tax returns and made them available to the Rhode Island media for public inspection."

SEN. HARRY REID (D-Nev.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. JAMES E. RISCH (R-Idaho) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? CPA. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. PAT ROBERTS (R-Kan.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV (D-W.Va.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? A professional financial services company. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.
SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I-Vt.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer. If not, who does? Declined to answer. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you’ve filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.
SEN. CHARLES SCHUMER (D-N.Y.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. JEFF SESSIONS (R-Ala.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. JEANNE SHAHEEN (D-N.H.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. RICHARD SHELBY (R-Ala.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. OLYMPIA SNOWE (R-Maine) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. ARLEN SPECTER (R-Pa.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. DEBBIE STABENOW (D-Mich.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. JON TESTER (D-Mont.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Private, licensed CPA in Montana. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

SEN. JOHN THUNE (R-S.D.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. MARK UDALL (D-Colo.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. TOM UDALL (D-N.M.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer. If not, who does? Declined to answer. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.

NOTE: Udall's office said, "As a member of the House and Senate, Senator Udall files annual disclosure forms which are readily available."

SEN. DAVID VITTER (R-La.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.

SEN. GEORGE VOINOVICH (R-Ohio) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer. If not, who does? Declined to answer. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.

NOTE: Voinovich's office suggested that Politico "check our reports," noting: "That's all we're required to submit."
SEN. MARK WARNER (D-Va.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Professional tax preparers. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.

NOTE: Warner's office said, "Since the mid-1980s, Senator Warner has used professional tax preparers, and there has never been an issue of unpaid back taxes. In 2003, while serving as Virginia Governor, he underwent an IRS audit and received a clean report."

SEN. JIM WEBB (D-Va.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Declined to answer. If not, who does? Declined to answer. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Declined to answer. Have you ever paid back taxes? Declined to answer. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Declined to answer.

SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (D-R.I.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.
SEN. ROGER WICKER (R-Miss.) Do you prepare your own taxes? No. If not, who does? Various CPAs. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? No. Have you ever paid back taxes? No. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
N/A.
SEN. RON WYDEN (D-Ore.) Do you prepare your own taxes? Has not responded. If not, who does? Has not responded. Have you or the IRS ever discovered an error on a tax return you've filed? Has not responded. Have you ever paid back taxes? Has not responded. If the answer to either 3 or 4 is yes, please explain.
Has not responded.