Tax Day: Will Brad Schneider Release His Tax Returns?

Remember when Brad Schneider was a candidate for Congress and wouldn’t release his tax returns? He was claiming to be a businessman but had zero income and zero clients to report dating all the way back to at least 2010. Now that Schneider is a Member of Congress and seeing today is Tax Day, will he now release his tax returns to the voters of Illinois?

In North Shore’s 10th District, Dold calls on Schneider to release tax returns
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune
October 5, 2012

“Schneider, meanwhile, says his accountants haven’t yet finished his taxes for 2011. The candidate said he paid a tax rate of “well in excess of 20 percent” for 2010, but he did not provide documentation.

Without the tax returns, it is impossible to know Schneider’s exact income. The federal disclosure reports require candidates to note only a broad range on the value of assets and, in many cases, income.

Though the Deerfield candidate started a one-man consulting firm in 2008, he reported no direct income from it on his disclosure reports. He did report ma king about $30,000 in renewal commissions from an insurance firm he once ran.”

It is very troubling that Congressman Brad Schneider collects his $174,000 taxpayer funded paycheck but doesn’t think he needs to be transparent about his past with Illinois families. It’s time for Schneider to stop hiding his tax returns and stop playing these political games. It’s obvious he is trying to cover up his past but voters deserve to know the truth.