Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Office: $79,000 Tax Lien is Snafu

Arnold Schwarzenegger (ugo.com)

There are plenty things Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger should be thankful for during Thanksgiving but one: a copy of more than $79,000 tax lien against him.

It was started when TMZ posted a copy of the federal tax lien submitted in Los Angeles County, with a liability of $39,047 from 2004 and $40,016 from 2005. Public records database shows it was filed May 11, listing the governor’s home address in Brentwood.

The governor’s office, after had learned of the matter only Friday, responded in defensive mode, questioning the authenticity of the document and insisting that Schwarzenegger had paid his tax in full and on time. But then, after the officials had spoken with the IRS, they said there had been a snafu.

“The issue is completely unrelated to the payment of taxes,” Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear remarked. “The matter will be resolved and the lien expunged without any penalty assessed upon the governor.”

McLear would not comment further on the nature of the snafu. However, an IRS primer on the collection process explained that the agency had sent out several warnings to anyone who had not paid his tax bill completely on time before it filed a lien. The IRS said it would not comment on individual cases.

[ via Mercury News ]

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