In Re Calhoun

So that there may be no uncertainty, it should be understood that this Court holds the offense of failing to file income tax returns to be professional misconduct. Although it may not necessarily require disbarment, it is a proper basis for disciplinary action. In re McShane, 122 Vt. 442, 175 A.2d 508. It is not only a failure to perform a duty imposed by law on income-earning citizens generally, it is a breach of responsibility that tends to discredit the legal profession which the respondent, as a member of the bar, is obligated to uphold with strict fidelity. See annotation, 59 A.L.R.2d…