The BIG ONE: 20 years of Trump taxes obtained by NYTs

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the government already worked out a deal with trump. Don’t take a paycheck, make a lot of money for our country and all will be forgiven. I guess we will wait and see.

The government has not worked out anything with Trump, because the dispute over his audit is still sitting in the offices of the joint tax committee. They have not adjudicated it.

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Anonymous wrote:Did he file fraudulently or do something illegal? He has certainly been audited a lot and it hasn’t resulted in anything criminal.

So...if he is taking exceptions and deductions as allowed by the current tax law, I don’t understand what the complaint is.

Taxes are complicated. What someone salaried at 70k per year pays can’t be compared to what he pays because he has lost millions and invested millions in businesses which stimulate economy and add growth.


Unless he is doing something illegal, it is all just election smack talk. If he is doing something illegal, the IRS and criminal justice system will handle it. They haven’t. So...fair to say it is election smack talk.

He's the president who signed into law a massive tax reform bill that helps people like him avoid paying taxes. What this shows is that regular working Americans who pay thousands in income taxes every year are chumps.

And his massive debts are a big problem. As others have said, it would prevent most people from getting a security clearance. Should that not be a basic, minimum level qualification for a president? To be able to get a security clearance?

He has been audited a lot? He's been fighting that audit with everything he has, for a very long time.

The report actually revealed what the audit is about. He dclared a $1b loss from his Atlantic City casino and then used that to claim a $72m refund. It was almost legal except that he got a 5% stake after bankruptcy which means he couldn't claim the loss. He's been refusing to settle since then because once the mater is settled then it becomes public record. He also do any have the cash to pay the IRS back.

[Anonymous]

Trump dismissed the NYT report as totally fake news and complained no one contacted his people about the report. There is a lawyer from the Trump Org quoted in the article!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did he file fraudulently or do something illegal? He has certainly been audited a lot and it hasn’t resulted in anything criminal.

So...if he is taking exceptions and deductions as allowed by the current tax law, I don’t understand what the complaint is.

Taxes are complicated. What someone salaried at 70k per year pays can’t be compared to what he pays because he has lost millions and invested millions in businesses which stimulate economy and add growth.


Unless he is doing something illegal, it is all just election smack talk. If he is doing something illegal, the IRS and criminal justice system will handle it. They haven’t. So...fair to say it is election smack talk.

He's the president who signed into law a massive tax reform bill that helps people like him avoid paying taxes. What this shows is that regular working Americans who pay thousands in income taxes every year are chumps.

And his massive debts are a big problem. As others have said, it would prevent most people from getting a security clearance. Should that not be a basic, minimum level qualification for a president? To be able to get a security clearance?

He has been audited a lot? He's been fighting that audit with everything he has, for a very long time.

The report actually revealed what the audit is about. He dclared a $1b loss from his Atlantic City casino and then used that to claim a $72m refund. It was almost legal except that he got a 5% stake after bankruptcy which means he couldn't claim the loss. He's been refusing to settle since then because once the mater is settled then it becomes public record. He also do any have the cash to pay the IRS back.

That’s a whole lot of tax fraud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did he file fraudulently or do something illegal? He has certainly been audited a lot and it hasn’t resulted in anything criminal.

So...if he is taking exceptions and deductions as allowed by the current tax law, I don’t understand what the complaint is.

Taxes are complicated. What someone salaried at 70k per year pays can’t be compared to what he pays because he has lost millions and invested millions in businesses which stimulate economy and add growth.


Unless he is doing something illegal, it is all just election smack talk. If he is doing something illegal, the IRS and criminal justice system will handle it. They haven’t. So...fair to say it is election smack talk.

Lock him up!

[Anonymous]

Yes another reason he won’t leave office willingly. The irs is not going for force a sitting president to pay back its tax bill or go after his properties

He will engage in every single illegal act he can to hang on to power.

But as a taxpayer - my gut reaction is “F&$@ you buddy, pay your fair share you cheapskate...”. Just a lot of raw anger at him not paying anything close to his fair share. This is not my anger at his illegal actions that hurt others, or my fear for democracy, it is a different type of anger.

I wonder how this might impact apolitical types who perhaps can’t get upset about the big picture but might have same raw anger at such blatant unfairness. Hope it pushes some people to vote against trump & every Single republican on the ticket.

Raw anger rejecting this party that supports this bozo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wont play into this stuff. Until they can post it for me to see it, nothing there.

Fair enough. Just like Obama released his birth certificate to clear up the false rumors, Trump can release his taxes to clear up the false rumors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the government already worked out a deal with trump. Don’t take a paycheck, make a lot of money for our country and all will be forgiven. I guess we will wait and see.

Make a lot of money for our country?

You mean Russia?

Our national debt and trade deficit have exploded.

What are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes another reason he won’t leave office willingly. The irs is not going for force a sitting president to pay back its tax bill or go after his properties

He will engage in every single illegal act he can to hang on to power.

But as a taxpayer - my gut reaction is “F&$@ you buddy, pay your fair share you cheapskate...”. Just a lot of raw anger at him not paying anything close to his fair share. This is not my anger at his illegal actions that hurt others, or my fear for democracy, it is a different type of anger.

I wonder how this might impact apolitical types who perhaps can’t get upset about the big picture but might have same raw anger at such blatant unfairness. Hope it pushes some people to vote against trump & every Single republican on the ticket.

Raw anger rejecting this party that supports this bozo.

+1 Amen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did he file fraudulently or do something illegal? He has certainly been audited a lot and it hasn’t resulted in anything criminal.

So...if he is taking exceptions and deductions as allowed by the current tax law, I don’t understand what the complaint is.

Taxes are complicated. What someone salaried at 70k per year pays can’t be compared to what he pays because he has lost millions and invested millions in businesses which stimulate economy and add growth.


Unless he is doing something illegal, it is all just election smack talk. If he is doing something illegal, the IRS and criminal justice system will handle it. They haven’t. So...fair to say it is election smack talk.

He's the president who signed into law a massive tax reform bill that helps people like him avoid paying taxes. What this shows is that regular working Americans who pay thousands in income taxes every year are chumps.

And his massive debts are a big problem. As others have said, it would prevent most people from getting a security clearance. Should that not be a basic, minimum level qualification for a president? To be able to get a security clearance?

He has been audited a lot? He's been fighting that audit with everything he has, for a very long time.

The report actually revealed what the audit is about. He dclared a $1b loss from his Atlantic City casino and then used that to claim a $72m refund. It was almost legal except that he got a 5% stake after bankruptcy which means he couldn't claim the loss. He's been refusing to settle since then because once the mater is settled then it becomes public record. He also do any have the cash to pay the IRS back.

That’s a whole lot of tax fraud.

+1

[Anonymous]

All of a sudden everyone is a CPA and tax expert lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless he has done something illegal the only story here is 1. He has taken advantage of the tax codes 2. He may have to sell assets to cover his debt balloon payments and 3. His track record of business failures is continuing.

Exactly. They only have a few months to try to get him on something. This isn't it.

They've "gotten" him on plenty (he was impeached, remember) but his Republican buddies are protecting him. Who knows if this will make a difference in the election, but I think it's great for voters to have more information on who they're voting for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He received $3.5 million from a Russian connected to Putin. Wonder what that was for? Wait, never mind, that was Hunter Biden.

Trump got $2 from India, $1m from Turkey and $3m from the Philippines while President. That's not even including money laundered through the hotels and golf courses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of a sudden everyone is a CPA and tax expert lol

I've always been a tax expert. This is the internet you know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He received $3.5 million from a Russian connected to Putin. Wonder what that was for? Wait, never mind, that was Hunter Biden.

Trump got $2 from India, $1m from Turkey and $3m from the Philippines while President. That's not even including money laundered through the hotels and golf courses.

What was it for?