President Obama and his wife, Michelle, paid $1.8 million in federal taxes for 2009, from an income of $5.5 million -- more than twice what they made in the previous year, the White House announced on its blog today.

Their joint filing is here.

The precise tax bill is $1,792,414. The first family's income: $5,505,409.

The bulk of the president's income comes from the continuing sales of his books, Dreams From My Father and The Audacity of Hope, according to the White House statement.

The Obamas also reported paying $163,303 in Illinois state income taxes for 2009.

Last year, the Obamas paid $855,323 in federal income tax, as well as $77,883 in state income taxes. They reported an adjusted gross income of $2,656,902 for the year 2008, again mostly through book sales.

Their joint return from last year is here.

The president's 2009 income does NOT include the $1.4 million he got for winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the White House statement said, because Obama donated it all to 10 charities.

Beyond the Nobel money, Mr. and Mrs. Obama also reported donating $329,100 to 40 different charities.

The White House also released tax returns for Vice President Biden and his wife, Jill.

The Bidens paid $71,147 in federal income taxes, from an adjusted gross income of $333,182. They paid $12,420 in Delaware income taxes and $1,477 in Virginia income taxes. Mrs. Biden teaches English at Northern Virginia Community College.

The Bidens' charitable deductions totaled $4,820, in both cash and in-kind donations.

Here is the complete statement from the White House:

Today, the President released his 2009 federal income and gift tax returns. He and the First Lady filed their income tax return jointly and reported an adjusted gross income of $ 5,505,409. The vast majority of the family's 2009 income is the proceeds from the sale of the President's books. The Obamas paid $1,792,414 in federal income tax. The President and First Lady also reported donating $329,100 to 40 different charities. The largest reported gifts to charity were $50,000 contributions to CARE and the United Negro College Fund. In addition, the President donated his $1.4 million Nobel Prize funds to 10 charities. The President and First Lady also released their Illinois income tax return and reported paying $163,303 in state income tax. The Internal Revenue Code provides that if the recipient of the Nobel Prize directs the Nobel Committee to donate the prize income directly to charity, as the President did, the recipient does not have to recognize the prize as income on his federal income tax return. The President is not permitted to take a charitable deduction on the value of the prize since it is not included in his income. The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden also released their 2009 federal income tax returns, as well as state income tax returns for both Delaware and Virginia. They filed joint federal and Delaware income tax returns. Dr. Biden filed a separate non-resident tax return for the state of Virginia. Together, they reported an adjusted gross income of $333,182. The Bidens paid $71,147 in federal income taxes for 2009. They paid $12,420 in Delaware income taxes and $1,477 in Virginia income taxes. The Bidens contributed $4,820 to charity, in both monetary and in-kind donations.

(Posted by David Jackson)