Someone else asked whether he would be offered a cabinet position.  Don’t laugh.

A federal tax lien for nearly $80,000 filed against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is related to “a minor paperwork tracking discrepancy,” and is expected to be cleared up quickly with no penalty assessed on the governor, spokesman Aaron McLear said this afternoon.

Public records show the lien was filed May 11 at the Los Angeles County recorder’s office for $79,064, according to a record in an electronic database that includes lien filings. The record lists the debtor as Arnold Schwarzenegger and the address as the governor’s home address in Brentwood.

The lien was reported Friday by TMZ.com, which posted a copy of a lien document that says it is from the county recorder’s office. That document shows that Schwarzenegger owes $39,047.20 from 2004 and $40,016.80 from 2005.

via Schwarzenegger spokesman says tax lien related to ‘minor paperwork’ discrepancy | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times.

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