A celebrity Web site has posted an IRS document showing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger owes $79,000 in back taxes, but a spokesman says the governor has paid all taxes.
The Web site TMZ.com on Friday posted a "notice of federal tax lien" filed in May with the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office. The document says Schwarzenegger owes $39,047 from 2004 and $40,016 from 2005.
Schwarzenegger's spokesman, Aaron McLear, says the governor's taxes have been paid "in full and on time" and that he has not been notified of a problem.
"The Governor has paid his taxes in full and on time. No one, including the IRS, has notified the Governor of any issues whatsoever with his taxes. We are contacting the IRS to determine if the document in question, which appears to be a penalty for missing info and not for unpaid taxes, is legitimate and if there is any discrepancy to resolve," said Governor Schwarzenegger's Press Secretary Aaron McClear.
An IRS spokesman, Dean Patterson, says the agency cannot comment on individual cases.
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