EXCLUSIVE: Then-VP Joe Biden used White House lawyers to fend off IRS when it threatened an AUDIT in 2008 - but WHY did same lawyers then send email to son Hunter and his business partner about Joe's tax affairs!
Emails obtained by DailyMail.com show Joe Biden got into hot water over his 2008 tax filings when he was VP, requiring White House lawyers to get involved
In March 2010, counsel to the vice president Cynthia Hogan emailed son Hunter and his business partner Eric Schwerin about Joe's 'tax audit letter' from the IRS
Hogan said she was liaising with Biden's accountant to address questions over Joe's claims that he was 'not required to pay self-employment tax'
Schwerin, Hunter's partner at Rosemont Seneca, was handling the VP's finances while working with Hunter on his foreign business deals in Ukraine and China
It's unclear why Hunter was copied on accounting discussions for his father, who has repeatedly denied ever discussing his son's business deals with him
Those deals are currently part of an investigation by federal prosecutors into potential money laundering, foreign lobbying and tax crimes by Hunter
By Josh Boswell For Dailymail.com
Published: 11:47 EDT, 21 October 2022 | Updated: 14:16 EDT, 21 October 2022
A White House lawyer sent Hunter Biden and his business partner emails about then-Vice President Joe Biden’s taxes, calling into question the president's claim that he had no financial link to his son.
Counsel to the Vice President Cynthia Hogan sent Hunter and his Rosemont Seneca consultancy business partner Eric Schwerin an email in March 2010 discussing issues with Joe's IRS returns.
The document is the latest in a string of shocking evidence revealed by DailyMail.com of the deeply intertwined finances of the president and his son, who is under federal investigation related to his business dealings.
This site has previously published emails showing Schwerin was handling Joe’s tax returns and managing his bills. But it does not explain why Hunter was also copied on Hogan’s email about Joe’s taxes.
Hunter Biden could soon face federal indictment for alleged tax crimes – but Hogan’s message also shows that Joe got into hot water with the US Treasury over his 2008 tax filing, even requiring White House lawyers to get involved.
Hogan's message revealed Joe had received a 'tax audit letter' from the IRS regarding his 2008 filing, with questions over his claim that he was 'not required to pay self-employment tax'.
'I spoke to Walter [Deyhle, Joe's accountant] yesterday to review what materials he will present and to review our rationale and reliance on IRS revenue rulings in determining that the VP was not required to pay self-employment tax,' Hogan wrote.
'He will contact the IRS agent and present this information and report back to us.'
In March 2010, counsel to the vice president Cynthia Hogan emailed the VP's son Hunter and his business partner Eric Schwerin about Joe's 'tax audit letter' from the IRS
The IRS sends an 'audit letter' when they have unanswered questions about a filing – and if accountants can't immediately satisfy tax collectors then it can lead to a full-blown audit.
Other emails from Hunter's abandoned laptop previously published by DailyMail.com show Schwerin handled Joe's taxes for years.
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