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Teacher who raised money through Facebook - and got a $16,000 tax bill

Skip to main content Teacher who raised money through Facebook - and got a $16,000 tax bill - is off the hook Paul Stern, CTMirror.org FacebookTwitterEmail Sometimes one person’s generosity inspires others. For Louis Goffinet, the middle school teacher who accidentally racked up a $16,000 tax bill while raising thousands of dollars to feed his community during the pandemic, this is true three times over. When news broke last week of Goffinet’s tax bill and his inability to pay, generous souls from all over the country flooded his Mansfield post office box with checks. As of Thursday, he said, he had amassed about $13,000 he can use to cover the bill.

Connecticut teacher hit with hefty tax bill after launching Facebook fundraiser in the clear

Connecticut teacher hit with hefty tax bill after launching Facebook fundraiser in the clear RADIO.COM 15 hrs ago LEBANON, Conn. (WCBS 880) Louis Goffinet just wants to help people. In the early months of the pandemic, the 27-year-old middle school teacher from Lebanon, Connecticut volunteered to go grocery shopping for his elderly neighbors. Then he started a Facebook fundraiser that raised over $40,000. Which was all spent back in the community groceries for families, we paid off some families’ utility bills, some outstanding rent payments, Goffinet said. When he went to file his taxes this year, he received a 1099-K tax form from the Internal Revenue Service. Turns out his charitable work was mistakenly listed as taxable income and Goffinet was told that he owed the government $16,000.

Connecticut teacher hit with hefty tax bill after launching Facebook fundraiser in the clear

Connecticut teacher hit with hefty tax bill after launching Facebook fundraiser in the clear
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