Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife Jill have released more of their personal tax returns ahead of the first US presidential debate.
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Mr Biden’s taxes showed that he and his wife Jill paid more than $346,000 in federal taxes and other payments for 2019 on an income of nearly $985,000 before seeking a refund of nearly $47,000 they said they had overpaid the government. The Times also reported that Mr Trump was currently embroiled in a decade-long Internal Revenue Service audit over a $72.9 million tax refund he claimed after declaring large losses. If the IRS rules against him, he could have to pay over $100 million, according to the newspaper.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.Mr Biden has held a consistent lead over Mr Trump in national opinion polls, although surveys in the battleground states that will decide the election show a closer contest.
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