Over 275,000 Federal Workers Are Tax Deadbeats

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Over 276,000 federal workers and retirees owed more than $3 billion in back income taxes in 2008 (up from $2.7 billion owed in 2007).

The cabinet departments with the largest percentages of employee/retiree tax deadbeats are:

1. Housing & Urban Development: 4.05%
2. Veterans Affairs: 3.91%
3. Health & Human Services: 3.86%
4. Army: 3.76%
5. Education: 3.60%
6. Air Force: 3.25%
7. Defense: 3.16%
8. State: 3.14%
9. Navy: 3.01%
10. Commerce: 3.00%

The agencies and commissions with the largest percentages of employee/retiree tax deadbeats are:

1. National Capital Planning Commission: 10.42%
2. Advisory Council on Historic preservation: 9.26%
3. U.S. Office of Special Counsel: 8.65%
4. U.S. Election Assistance Commission: 8.51%
5. Federal Labor Relations Authority: 7.20%
6. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: 7.14%
7. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission: 6.82%
8. Government Printing Office: 6.29%
9. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board: 5.33%
10. Court Services & Offender Supervisors: 5.23%

Other departments and agencies:

• Federal Reserve Board: 4.32%
• U.S. House of Representatives: 4.17%
• U.S. Senate: 3.19%
• SEC: 2.56%
• U.S. Tax Court: 1.43%
• Treasury Department: 0.98% (the lowest delinquency rate among cabinet departments)

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