I previously blogged the tax problems of Lael Brainard, President Obama's nominee to be Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs.  The tax problems are (1) twelve late payments of real estate and personal property taxes, and late payment of unemployment taxes; (2) failure to timely file employment eligibility verification forms for her household help; and (3) failure to substantiate home office deductions.  Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus today annnounced that he would support the nomination and that the committee would soon vote on the nomination:

• Statement of Chairman Baucus
• Press release
• Staff Memo (5 pages)
• Documents (15 pages)
• ABC News, Treasury Nominee Overcomes Tax Issues, Wins Lawmaker's Support
• Associated Press, Another Obama Nominee Runs Into Tax Problems
• New York Times, A Taxing Time for Treasury Nominee
• Reuters, Treasury Nominee Passes Senate Tax Grilling
• Wall Street Journal, Treasury Nominee Under Tax Scrutiny To Get Hearing