Chris Carney and his liberal allies are attacking Chris. They are throwing mud to try to hide Chris Carney’s liberal record. They need to call in the Washington big shots to save his floundering campaign with misleading and false negative attack ads. We can do better.

The Truth
Chris Hackett has paid all his taxes. In fact, five of the liens are for less than $575. In the past 3 years, Chris’ business has paid over $60,000,000 in taxes to hundreds of taxing bodies.  Like many Americans, the government told Chris’ company they owed them more tax or levied penalties and interest for their mistakes.  Chris fought back and in many cases beat the government. 
Chris Carney, on the other hand, wants us to all pay higher taxes. Higher gas taxes. Keep the death tax. Reinstate the marriage penalty. In these tough times that’s how liberal Chris Carney thinks we will get the economy moving again. The real way to grow the economy isn’t through the government. It is through entrepreneurs and small business owners. We need to free them to do what they do best: innovate and compete in the global market.

Chris Carney doesn’t know much about business and taxes. Chris Hackett has been creating jobs here in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania for almost twenty years. His company employs thousands and has helped many people move from unemployed to having a real career. But Chris Carney and his liberal allies are more interested in throwing mud than the facts.

Example 1: Albany County, New York, $565 State Tax Lien Against OneSource.  The lien was satisfied on July 25,2006 [Albany County Clerk, Index No. X06 13990].  The NY State Department of Finance indicated taxes were filed late and assessed penalty and interest.  The matter was corrected by moving payments between periods, therefore no taxes or penalty or interest was paid.

This lien was deemed invalid and there never were any taxes that went unpaid.  So it is false to claim that “His businesses didn’t pay taxes nine times” or that “Nine times he’s had to be chased down for unpaid taxes.”

Example 2: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, $308 Local Lien Against OneSource.  On December 8, 2006, a lien was filed against OneSource Inc at 1124 Highway 315 in Wilkes-Barre by the Municipal and School Income Tax for $308.  The lien was satisfied on May 10, 2007 [Lexis Nexis Combined Judgments and Liens].  This lien was incorrectly filed against OneSource.  We do not do any business in Philadelphia and there are multiple other organizations named OneSource with whom we are often confused. 

There never was any obligation in this case, so no payments of any kind were made. Therefore,  it is false to claim that “His businesses didn’t pay taxes nine times” or that “Nine times he’s had to be chased down for unpaid taxes.”

Example 3: In 2000, the Williamsport City and School District Mercantile and Privilege Tax Office filed a complaint in Lycoming County against One Source, Inc. (as legal successor to Workforce Solutions) regarding its treatment of 117 employees for calendar year 1998.  The complaint acknowledged that the company paid the assessed tax of $1,170, but alleged that it failed to pay penalty and interest. The tax office sought payment of this amount, plus a $45.50 filing fee, for a total judgment of $294.60.

/None of this lien amount pertained to taxes.  So it is false to claim that “His businesses didn’t pay taxes nine times” or that “Nine times he’s had to be chased down for unpaid taxes.”

Example 4: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, $500 State Lien Against One Source.  On August 6, 2001, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue filed a state tax lien against OneSource, Inc. of 1124 Highway 315, Suite 300 in Wilkes-Barre, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.  The lien total was for $500 with an additional $19.25 filing fee for the period between July 1, 2000 and September 30, 2000 [Luzerne County Prothonotary, Docket 1918-L 2001].  /The lien resulted from a penalty assessed by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue for paying taxes using a check, not electronically/.  When taxes exceed $20,000 per payment, filing electronically is required.

/None of this lien amount pertained to non-payment of taxes.  It was about a penalty for having paid by check rather than electronically.  So it is false to claim that “His businesses didn’t pay taxes nine times” or that “Nine times he’s had to be chased down for unpaid taxes.”/

Example 5: Albany County, New York, $7,818 State Tax Lien Against Workforce Solutions on June 2, 2005, the New York State Commissioner of Tax and Finance filed a state tax lien against Workforce Solutions at 1124 Highway 315 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, in Albany County, New York.  The lien was for $7,918.90.  /The lien resulted from taxes having been filed quarterly instead of weekly resulting in penalty and interest being assessed.

None of this lien amount pertained to non-payment of taxes.  It resulted from a penalty and interest because payment was made quarterly instead of weekly.  So it is false to claim that “His businesses didn’t pay taxes nine times” or that “Nine times he’s had to be chased down for unpaid taxes.”