Records show BART board member owes outstanding tax lien
New reports found that Bay Area Rapid Transit board member Lynette Sweet owes nearly $20,000 in taxes and penalties, according to public records. A 2005 audit by the Internal Revenue Service found that Sweet had more than $14,000 back taxes from 2000. The IRS then proceeded to file a lien against the BART board member's property.
New reports found that Bay Area Rapid Transit board member Lynette Sweet owes nearly $20,000 in taxes and penalties, according to public records. A 2005 audit by the Internal Revenue Service found that Sweet had more than $14,000 back taxes from 2000. The IRS then proceeded to file a lien against the BART board member's property.
Sweet is running for supervisor this fall, according to the San Fransisco Chronicle. She tells reporters she thought the tax lien was cleared up years ago when she offered the IRS $14,500 in back taxes in 2007 to settle the matter. The Chronicle reports that the IRS never cashed Sweet's check.
"I never could have run for re-election to the BART board in 2008 - nor gotten into this crazy race now [for supervisor] - if I thought this tax issue was hanging over my head," Sweet told the paper.
A lien is issued against an individual when they fail to pay back taxes. If it is not repaid in a timely manner, the IRS reserves the right to seize the assets and belongings of the offender.
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