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In reply to the discussion: Trump Tax Records . . . Reveal He Could Have Avoided Paying Taxes for Nearly Two Decades [View all]BumRushDaShow
(170,110 posts)21. I remember seeing an article recently
about his releasing them related to opening casinos in NJ when they first legalized gambling in the '80s. Just found it - in the Washington Post -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-income-tax-returns-once-became-public-they-showed-he-didnt-pay-a-cent/2016/05/20/ffa2f63c-1b7c-11e6-b6e0-c53b7ef63b45_story.html
There is an article from the NY Times from 1991 that discussed his $900 million liability in the 1990s.
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/31/business/year-finance-newsmakers-1991-money-movers-caught-turbulent-times-90-s-donald-j.html
Forbes has more about that here - http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2011/04/29/fourth-times-a-charm-how-donald-trump-made-bankruptcy-work-for-him/#5088c1f76f7a
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Trump Tax Records . . . Reveal He Could Have Avoided Paying Taxes for Nearly Two Decades [View all]
swag
Oct 2016
OP
Hopefully will produce a 3am TrumpTweetStorm overnight or Monday morning
bucolic_frolic
Oct 2016
#10
How many October Suprises will there be. Who wants to guess? One a day, more ...... LOL
Coyotl
Oct 2016
#15
Trump lies to avoid all other taxes too. Says golf course worth 50 million but no, worth 1.35 millio
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2016
#66
I am not surprised he has not paid any taxes, my question is how does he plan to
Thinkingabout
Oct 2016
#19
The revelation is not that he doesn't pay taxes, but that he's essentially a horrible businessman
Foggyhill
Oct 2016
#20
It concerns me he has stiffed people over the years, several bankruptcies and in his plan.
Thinkingabout
Oct 2016
#33
I bet a smart lawyer could lump many of them into a RICO or class action lawsuit. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2016
#68
That's what the article says. The accounting trick is if you must declare a loss you magnify it. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2016
#69
Trump brags about using "Other People's Money". Also reason he stiffs contractors & small biz. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2016
#70
Use other people's money and lie about it. That's his idea to make America great again / whatever.
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2016
#71
IF you go through a bankruptcy and can keep the losses, then you can profit from bankruptcy!
Foggyhill
Oct 2016
#72
hopefully these are real...remember when Dan Rather was set up with bush's TANG
beachbum bob
Oct 2016
#83
That is why NY Times investigator went to Florida to confirm docs with the accountant
wishstar
Oct 2016
#95
The yuge loss broke the tax prep software & it had to be manually typed; it was that stupefying. .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2016
#86
I caught that too. The tax preparer had to manually type in two extra digits!
SunSeeker
Oct 2016
#92