Kos diarist sipples raises an intriguing question about Palin's filing for per diem reimbursements for nights she spent at home:
However, there is another potentially explosive issue that demands serious investigation in this matter. According to the IRS, per diems may only be paid for business travel "away from home." Other payments from an employer would apparently be taxable as ordinary income.
Did Governor Palin evade federal taxes by filing for and then receiving "per diems" she was ineligible to receive, and then by not paying taxes on those payments?
Click through. Sipples cites the relevant IRS publications. We can't know the answer to the question yet because Palin hasn't released her tax returns. She may have paid the taxes of course. But even if she did the question would remain as to whether submitting for reimbursements for nights spent at home is permissible under Internal Revenue Service Rules.
Of course, someone could ask her. Oh. wait....
