TAMPA, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney bowed to political pressure and cracked the books on his personal finances on Tuesday, releasing tax returns showing he will pay $6.2 million (3.9 million pounds) in taxes on $42.5 million in combined 2010 and 2011 income.
Unlike most Americans who earn a paycheck, Romney gets the majority of his income from investment profits, dividends and interest. One of the wealthiest men ever to run for the White House, he made his fortune buying and selling companies as a private equity financier with Bain Capital.