<p>Tax Historian: Tradition of Presidential Return Disclosure Imperiled</p>

Tax Historian: Tradition of Presidential Return Disclosure Imperiled

Tax Analysts

While U.S. presidents and vice presidents have maintained a tradition of publicly disclosing their tax returns for more than four decades, lawmakers should consider turning the voluntary tradition into a legal requirement, Joseph J. Thorndike of Tax Analysts said at a February 7 House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing.

<p>While U.S. presidents and vice presidents have maintained a tradition of publicly disclosing their tax returns for more than four decades, lawmakers should consider turning the voluntary tradition into a legal requirement, Joseph J. Thorndike of Tax Analysts said at a February 7 House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing.</p>