Romney paid just 10.7 percent in 2010 taxes, Boston tax lawyer estimates - Business

Depending on how you measure it, Mitt Romney’s tax rate may be even lower than it looked at first blush. Mitt Romney paid just 10.7 percent of his total gross income in federal income taxes in 2010 -- less than the 13.9 percent tax rate reported last week, according to a Boston tax lawyer who analyzed Romney’s returns.