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brooklynite

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7. Every campaign pays for legal services; so does every PAC

Reply to ALBliberal (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 11, 2024, 11:01 PM

Apr 2024

There's no specificity as to what those legal services have to be for.

Its not a violation of campaign finance law if the "Trump" contributions say (in the fine print) that some or all of the donation will go towards the PAC.

Consider that the Biden campaign isn;t claiming a campaign finance violation.

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Question - Shouldn't This Be Considered Income? [View all] NowISeetheLight Apr 2024 OP

CREW agrees with you. Frasier Balzov Apr 2024 #1

I agree (long time cpa here). ALBliberal Apr 2024 #2

Every campaign pays for legal services; so does every PAC brooklynite Apr 2024 #7

This is whast's wrong ... KPN Apr 2024 #8

He won't pay a penny. spanone Apr 2024 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author spanone Apr 2024 #4

Jerks like him always seem to get nailed by the IRS Warpy Apr 2024 #5

No its not, for this reason brooklynite Apr 2024 #6

If the ACLU provides you with a free lawyer to argue a reproductive rights case, should you consider that "income"? No. brooklynite Apr 2024 #9

I'm not a tax attorney . . . AverageOldGuy Apr 2024 #10

They can probably argue that it's a legitimate campaign expense unblock Apr 2024 #11