Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?
A tax return is a document which states how much income an individual or entity reported to the government. In Australia these documents are considered private and are not released to the public. The Australian Election Commission does not require individuals standing as a candidate to release them. In Sweden, Norway and Finland citizen’s and candidate’s tax records are considered public information and are published on the internet.
Yes and No, depending on which level of government they want to be elected into
@8YHWBXV2yrs2Y
yes but not publicly only to the electoral commission
@8Y22ZR4Independent2yrs2Y
If it conflicts with interests
i don’t really care for taxes
@8VC6KG4Independent3yrs3Y
Yes, but only by court order
@HippopiJ2yrs2Y
No, but they should be prohibited from owning any stock investments and must declare all other investments immediately.
@934KBL62yrs2Y
No but they should be audit every year
@92LCWL42yrs2Y
Only if they are a sitting member of parliament.
@92HS5XZ2yrs2Y
they should declare any sponsor payments
@92DKHTJLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
Yes, and also required to release their medical records & Yes, and require a public audit each year they are in office.
@92C9PYH2yrs2Y
Enough information that we can be assured of their associations so can ensure they are correctly excluded from votes where they have a financial interest.
@9286YNQ2yrs2Y
Yes, and all assets & investments should be placed in an invisible trust while they are in office.
Depends if they've been convicted of a white collar crime such as money laundering. Plus they should be truthfully disclose their tax returns if not, they should be convicted
Yes and audits. They also shouldn't be able to be elected under one party and change post election. I don't agree with party votes either they represent their electorate not their own views, professional or religion etc
@8Z37HMNIndependent2yrs2Y
No, however they should be subject to a third party audit whilst in office
i dont understand enough about this to answer
Yes, but only if it is in the public interest
yes, but only to a small group of influential citizens who can confirm or deny they are on the books correctly
@8YLR3QK2yrs2Y
There will be no candidates and no voting only one supreme monarch/Dictator who is a Christian and serves god
@lmnop1567Green2yrs2Y
No, they should be audited yearly to prevent corruption, but should not have to be released publicly unless fraud is found
their income shouldn’t affect their ability to do their job to the best of their abilities, and the income shouldn’t be incentive to be employed in that job.
No, but they shouldn’t be allowed to hold majority shares in private business and penalties for failure to declare conflicts of interest should be stricter
@922T23X2yrs2Y
Their income is none of our business but they should be audited
As long as the ATO confirms they are are paying the right amount of tax for their pay grade, it's fine.
@8YXSKP2United Australia2yrs2Y
No, they should just be paid far less. A career in Public service should not be motivated by financial gain.
No but they should be audited each year they are in office. They should release what companies they have stakes in and which electorates they own property in
@8KC4QWH3yrs3Y
No, but should go through some verification process.
No, unless there are potential conflicts of interest
No, but they should be examined and determine any conflict of interest. Would respect them for doing this.
@8CLZPSW4yrs4Y
Yes, and also required to release their mdical records and require a public audit each year they are in office
@8JTLVB43yrs3Y
I don't understand enough about this to have an opinion
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