Pritzkers Release Tax Returns

By Benjamin Cox on October 18, 2021 at 8:47am

Governor J.B. Pritzker and his wife M.K. released a portion of their tax returns on Friday.

According to the release, Pritzker and his wife claimed a total income of just over $5.1 million in 2020, and claimed just over $2.9 million in tax deductions.

According to the forms, the Pritzkers paid $529,104 in federal income tax and $252,349 in state income tax.

Governor Pritzker’s campaign says “trusts benefiting J.B. Pritzker paid $16.3 million in Illinois taxes and $69.6 million in federal taxes.” No returns or paperwork about the trusts were revealed in the release.

Pritzker only released the cover pages of his tax returns in the announcement today.