WASHINGTON — President Obama and his wife Michelle paid $81,472 in federal taxes last year on an adjusted gross income of $436,065, his tax return shows.
That's the lowest tax bill — and his lowest annual income — since becoming president, owing largely to diminishing sales of his books.
Most of Obama's income comes from his $400,000-a-year salary as president. But he also continues to receive outside income of $60,745 in royalties from his two adult books Dreams from My Father and Audacity of Hope. The royalties from a children's book, Of Thee I Sing, are donated to charity.
The Obamas file a joint return, with Michelle Obama showing no income and listing her occupation as "First Lady."