Obamas made 2.65 million in 2008

In their joint return,the president and his wife declared an adjusted gross income of USD 2,656,902 and paid USD 855,323 in federal income tax,as well as USD 77,883 in Illinois state income taxes.

The White House said that the Obamas reported donating USD 172,050 to 37 charities,equivalent to about 6.5 percent of their adjusted gross income.

The tax forms were filed earlier this month and show the Obamas current occupations as 8220;US President8221; and 8220;US First Lady.8221;

Obama8217;s autobiography 8220;Dreams from My Father8221; has spent 142 weeks on the New York Times paperback bestseller list,and his political manifesto 8220;The Audacity of Hope8221; has been on the same chart for 67 weeks.