Mr. Daschle, concluding that he owed the taxes, filed amended returns and paid more than $140,000 in back taxes and interest on Jan. 2, the officials said.
Mr. Daschle was chairman of InterMedia’s advisory board.
It was not immediately clear whether Mr. Daschle’s tax problems would derail his nomination. On Friday, members of the Finance Committee received a report on the vetting of Mr. Daschle, done by members of the committee staff from both parties. The Finance Committee document said Mr. Daschle had amended his tax returns to show “unreported income from the use of a car service in the amounts of $73,031, $89,129 and $93,096 in 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.” parkers car and driver
An administration official said Mr. Daschle’s failure to pay the taxes was “a stupid mistake.” The committee report said, “Senator Daschle filed the amended returns voluntarily after Barack Obama announced his intention to parkers car review nominate the senator to be the secretary of health and human services.”
The car and driver were not Mr. Daschle’s only problems. James P. Manley, a spokesman for Mr. Reid, said: “Senator Daschle will be confirmed as secretary of health and human services. Mr. Daschle is still waiting for the Finance Committee to hold a hearing on his nomination.
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