Lawmaker pays off $20,000 in back taxes

A central Missouri lawmaker who said he owed the government $20,000, through a company he owns with his brother, has paid the amount in full.

First-term Rep. Denny Hoskins (R-121) told the Warrensburg Daily Star Journal this that he owed nearly $16,100 in back taxes and $4,200 in penalties. As of Thrusday evening, the full balance of the debt was paid off.

Hoskins' 6-year-old business, Hos Properties LLC, is registered in the Secretary of State's office with Brian Hoskins as the agent.

"It's not something my brother and I are proud of, but our rental property business is struggling just like other...businesses," Hoskins told the Star Journal of the debt. "[W]hen our tenants are struggling to pay their rent due to the economic recession, we struggle to pay our mortgage payment and property taxes."

Hoskins' Democratic challenger in the district, Cortney Cole, told local press she paid her taxes.

"Of course I did," Cole said, according to Warrensburg media reports.

The House Democratic Campaign Committee chimed in Thursday with a critique of Hoskins.

"Hoskins claims that as a CPA, he will protect tax dollars, all while failing to pay his own taxes. So not only is he not paying his taxes but he is lying about protecting yours. That's pretty bad," House Democratic Campaign Committee executive director Chris Moreno said.

Hoskins announced Thursday evening that the balance was paid in full. The payment was confirmed by The Kansas City Star with the Johnson County collector's office.

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Hos Properties LLC Registration
Daily Star Journal Story

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