Yesterday I reported on the hundreds of thousands of dollars Steve Garvey owes the IRS and the State of California since 2011. He refused to give an explanation to the Sacramento Bee. Now, he is saying he hopes to pay this off by the end of the year. The bigger question is how and who the IRS and the State of California have waited 13 years to get this. Maybe he is suit proof? Maybe he does not have an assets government can put a lien on. Remember, the house he lives in, in La Quinta is owed by a Trust (not his) and a group of Nuns in Louisiana.
“The Sacramento Bee reported last week that the Republican candidate for California’s U.S. Senate seat owed at least $350,000 and as much as $750,000 in back state and local taxes.
On Monday, Garvey said, “We have been taking this very seriously, have always filed our taxes on time, and we have been working diligently with our accountant and the IRS to resolve this debt by the end of the year.”
Note: filing your taxes is not the same as PAYING your taxes.
Senate candidate Steve Garvey says he’s working hard to resolve tax debt by end of the year
David Lightman – The Sacramento Bee , Killeen Daily Herald, 3/25/24 https://kdhnews.com/news/politics/senate-candidate-steve-garvey-says-he-s-working-hard-to-resolve-tax-debt-by-end/article_75944d58-ed4e-5b1d-8133-c28105db53e0.html
- Steve Garvey says he’s “working diligently” to resolve his tax debts by the end of the year.
The Sacramento Bee reported last week that the Republican candidate for California’s U.S. Senate seat owed at least $350,000 and as much as $750,000 in back state and local taxes.
On Monday, Garvey said, “We have been taking this very seriously, have always filed our taxes on time, and we have been working diligently with our accountant and the IRS to resolve this debt by the end of the year.”
The statement, first reported by Fox News, was sent to The Bee in an email.
Garvey provided no further details.
The tax liability was part of Garvey’s required financial disclosure statement, filed last month with the Senate records office. Garvey, a former star first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, is making his first run for public office.
Such a large tax liability is extremely rare on a federal financial disclosure form, said Robert Maguire, research director at the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a nonpartisan watchdog group.
The disclosure form showed that Garvey incurred between $250,001 and $500,000 in federal tax liability in 2011.
He also owes $100,001 to $250,000 to California’s coffers, also for taxes incurred in 2011, the statement said.
In both cases, it listed 8% interest on the balance due.
The statement does not specify the source of the taxes or whether the taxes are personal or business liabilities.
Rules for the disclosure statement state that a candidate “report the highest amount owed during the preceding calendar year and current calendar year through the date of filing.”
Garvey is running for the Senate against Democrat Adam Schiff for the seat held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, from 1992 until her death in September.
Gov. Gavin Newsom last fall appointed Laphonza Butler to the seat, and she declined to run for a full term.
When are the demorats going to force AL Sharpton to pay the millions he owes the IRS? He has made many visits to the Buckwheat White House to toss around his corruption.
Interesting that the press is after Garvey regarding his taxes, but what about Hunter Biden who avoided taxes and does not have to pay them – he should be on the list to pay back taxes and interest the same as Garvey.