Bidens pay $157,414 in federal income tax for 2020 - White House

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden reported a drop in their federal income to $607,336 in 2020 from $985,223 in 2019, when they earned money from book sales and speeches, according to their tax returns, which the White House released on Monday.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden reported a drop in their federal income to $607,336 in 2020 from $985,223 in 2019, when they earned money from book sales and speeches, according to their tax returns, which the White House released on Monday. The Bidens paid $157,414 in federal income tax and their 2020 effective federal income tax rate is 25.9%, the White House said in a statement.

The Bidens also reported holding cash and investments between $1.2 million and $2.88 million in a financial disclosure filed with the Office of Government Ethics. The release of Biden's taxes is a return to normal practice by modern U.S. presidents. Former President Donald Trump repeatedly refused to release his tax returns, claiming multiple times that he was not able to as he was being audited by the Internal Revenue Service, even as the agency claimed he was free to do so.

"With this release, the President has shared a total of 23 years of tax returns with the American public," the White House said. The White House also released 2020 tax returns for Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff. They reported a combined income of $1,695,225, most of which came from Emhoff's work at a law firm. They paid $621,893 in federal income tax at a rate of 36.7%.

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