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NEW TV AD: Asa Hutchinson Cheated On His Taxes, Lied About It When He Got Caught

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Jobs and Opportunity, an organization affiliated with the Democratic Governors Association, today released a new television ad highlighting how Congressman Asa Hutchinson cheated on his taxes and lied about it when the truth came out. The spot, “Wasn’t Enough,” reflects how as a D.C. lobbyist, member of Congress, and registered Virginia voter, Hutchinson lost touch with Arkansas values a long time ago.
“Congressman Hutchinson pocketed illegal tax credits on his multiple homes and avoided the penalties for doing so for years,” said Jobs and Opportunity spokesman Danny Kanner. “While his cheating and slick talk to get out of it may be how the lobbyists like Hutchinson play the game in Washington, it shows just how out of touch he is with Arkansas values. It’s time for Hutchinson to come clean about his taxes and tell the truth to Arkansans.”
Watch the ad here: http://youtu.be/Ih52COpKAfA
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  In Arkansas, the law allows one tax credit on one home. “State law allows the
[homestead tax] credit on only one home.”  (Associated Press
State & Local Wire, 07/27/14)
ASA HUTCHINSON
 
Hutchinson
improperly took
tax credit on 2 homes
AP 7/27/14
But one wasn’t enough for Asa Hutchinson.  For years he
pocketed illegal tax credits on multiple homes.
According to an Associated
Press story with the headline,
“Hutchinson improperly took
tax credit on 2 homes,” Joe
Thompson, the chief
assessment administrator for
Pulaski County, said Asa
“Hutchinson claimed the $350
per year [homestead tax]
credit for homes in Benton and
Pulaski counties in the tax
years 2008, 2009, 2010 and
2011,” even though “state law
allows the credit on only one home.”
 
“Hutchinson had a homestead
credit on a home in Bella
Vista” in 2008, 2009, and
2010, and “a credit on a home
in Rogers” in 2011, “according
to the Benton County
assessor’s office,” while also
taking a homestead tax credit
on a residence in Pulaski
County in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.  (Associated Press
State & Local Wire, 07/27/14)
Asa’s taxing situation
 
Asa initially said
he “never claimed”
the additional tax credits
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
7/29/14
And when it came out, Asa
didn’t tell the truth, saying he
“never claimed” those tax credits.
According to a column titled,
“Asa’s taxing situation,” Asa
Hutchinson “took a homestead
credit on his home in Benton
County, then bought a condo
in Little Rock and took another
homestead credit.”  (Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette, 07/31/14)
 
Asa Hutchinson, after this
story was reported in the
media, said “that he ‘never
claimed’ a homestead credit in
Pulaski County, and ‘it was
assigned to me,’ without his
knowledge.”  (Arkansas Times,
07/27/14)
 
“Hutchinson initially said…that
he ‘never claimed’ the credit.
After being faxed a copy of a
Pulaski County homestead
credit application dated March
2, 2007, and signed by him, he
said he was surprised to learn
that he applied for the credit.”
(Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
07/29/14)
  But official county records show that’s just not true.  Asa even signed the applications himself. Asa Hutchinson signed
documents specifically
requesting the homestead tax
credit on all three of these
properties, claiming they were
his principal residence.  (Asa
Hutchinson’s Homestead
Applications for Benton County
Parcel # 16-33323-000,
Benton County Parcel # 0210198-000,
And Pulaski County Parcel # 43L-077.00047.00)
ASA HUTCHINSON
 
CHEATING ON HIS TAXES
 
CALL ASA HUTCHINSON
(501) 223-9990
 
TELL HIM TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS TAXES
 
PAID FOR BY JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY
Asa Hutchinson.  Cheating on his taxes.  Not telling the truth.
That’s not how we do things in
According to an Associated
Press story with the headline,
“Hutchinson improperly took
tax credit on 2 homes,” Joe
Thompson, the chief
assessment administrator for
Pulaski County, said Asa
“Hutchinson claimed the $350
per year [homestead tax]
credit for homes in Benton and
Pulaski counties in the tax
years 2008, 2009, 2010 and
2011,” even though “state law
allows the credit on only one home.”
 
“Hutchinson had a homestead
credit on a home in Bella
Vista” in 2008, 2009, and
2010, and “a credit on a home
in Rogers” in 2011, “according
to the Benton County
assessor’s office,” while also
taking a homestead tax credit
on a residence in Pulaski
County in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.  (Associated Press
State & Local Wire, 07/27/14)
 
Asa Hutchinson, after this
story was reported in the
media, said “that he ‘never
claimed’ a homestead credit in
Pulaski County, and ‘it was
assigned to me,’ without his knowledge.”  (Arkansas Times,
07/27/14)
 
“Hutchinson initially said…that he ‘never claimed’ the credit.
After being faxed a copy of a
Pulaski County homestead
credit application dated March
2, 2007, and signed by him, he
said he was surprised to learn
that he applied for the credit.”
(Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
07/29/14)

 

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