Albany
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's memoir has not burned up the best-seller list, but it earned him $376,667 in income last year.
Cuomo's tax returns, which his office made available to reporters on Wednesday, show that he made a total of $553,371, the largest chunk being book income, plus money he made on a blind trust, minus expenses.
His gubernatorial salary is $168,685.
Sales of "All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life" have been dismal since its October release. Cuomo's 2014 income from the project brings the total paid by publisher Harper Collins to $565,000. He listed $188,333 in book income on his 2013 return.
Cuomo's 2014 filing with the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics reported that he was due $550,000 to $650,000 in deferred compensation. An administration source said not all payments related to the book had been made.
The governor has never released the full details of his book contract.
The rest of the governor's tax forms were straightforward. He paid $155,193 in federal tax and $37,843 in state tax. He owed the federal government an additional $6,916, while he put his $3,212 state refund toward his 2015 taxes.
Cuomo reported $27,000 in charitable contributions, which was broken into two chunks of $13,500 apiece to Help USA, the non-profit organization he established before joining the Clinton administration, and the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul's forms were filed jointly with her husband, U.S. Attorney for the Western District William Hochul. The forms showed $237,498 in total compensation for her time at M&T Bank in 2014. Prior to leaving the bank to join Cuomo's campaign, she was vice president of government relations.
The couple's total adjusted gross income was $416,150. They paid $99,245 in federal tax and $26,707 in state tax.
The Hochuls gave $12,553 to charity, the largest donation of which was $5,000 to the Canisius College Advancement Series.
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