What's amazing is the IRS has apparently let it slide and a NY Times article had to bring it to light.
Everyone complains about a 2 tier justice system, but this is a great example of the wealthy getting a free pass.
Trump may owe 100 million on double dip tax break
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Everyone complains about a 2 tier justice system, but this is a great example of the wealthy getting a free pass.
Agree. This is the type of thing though that would have caught the attention of the IRS when it happened especially if he is audited every year.
The timing of this accusation being released now is highly suspect.
So you don't think you're responsible for anything you sign your name to? Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
It seems unlikely to me outside tax preparers for large companies who have reputations to maintain wouldn't just be doing their clients a favor and submitting false paperwork just to save them a few bucks. I'm sure there are discussions and approvals by the clients at some point.
I too pay for someone to do my simple taxes, but they tell me if there is an error on their part, they will help me fix it, cover and penalties and late fees, but any taxes I owe are on me.
Trump already tried the "Its the 3rd parties fault" with his financial crimes trial that he lost, and that defense didn't go so well for him there, and I doubt it will here either.
Sorry, I'll bring the point down a level so you can understand the previous posters point
In Trump's case, every little thing that seems off at first glance invites a full investigation, media circus, and the hopes of many that Trump goes to jail. His wife and kids are defamed, etc. Had he stayed a businessman, any oddities in tax filings like this would simply be corrected if they were actually off. There wouldn't be a thirst for blood every time anything like this comes up.
It's not that he'd be getting away with more than he is now, it's just that it would be fixed and wouldn't be a big deal.
Or.....stay with me....the accusation is the point.
You really believe the IRS let it go and Trump defrauded the US. Which is the point of the accusation.
If he did this and owes the money fine. If he defrauded the government fine.
Curious though why they would tie together bogus shit to charge him on nonsense when this is sitting right there for all to see. Would be an easy case with huge criminal liability. So why the bullshit cases when this is sitting there?
yeah. thanks...your "rich people have too much going on to be held accountable for anything" comment was just to confusing for me to comprehend
Right? Why wouldn't they have used this against him during the 2016 election? Maybe they thought Hillary would win for sure? But then why didn't they use it against him in 2020? Was it because they thought the China virus was going to be enough and they decided to keep the powder dry?
If not in 2016 or 2020, why deploy it in May? Why wouldn't they use it closer to the election in the Fall? The timing is certainly suspicious and now I really want to know what they're scheming. What is your gut telling you that they're doing?
See my post above. You're not wrong in your sentiment, but you saw one headline and have your mind made up. I pointed this mentality out in a previous post.
For someone worth $7 billion, a $100mm error is like a $3k error for someone making $200k...
That's if there's even an error here.
Again, the comment was "becoming president is the worst thing that happened to Trump." I agree, and here you are to reinforce the reason why.
When a person has multiple tax entities, it would be a little tougher for the IRS to cross match individual deductions unless both tax entities are being audited at the same time.
What does the accusation have to do with it? Blame the messenger? The timing of the message? Does that change the facts? Trump clearly is a con artist, has been found liable for it in court, with other trials still to prove that. Do you seem "fine" with it if it happened. Shouldn't he or anyone else be held liable for this?
If anyone on this board had done something similar and got caught, we'd have been found guilty in court by now.
Except he's not even worth a billion or even close to that....why do you people keep excusing his criminality?
Why are you trying to minimize it? As I just said, Trump has been found liable in courts for being a cheat. He can't even run a charity because he cheated them. He is appealing his NY fraud case where he owes almost a half a billion. He's been found liable for sexual assault and then slandering the victim. He's in court now for doctoring the books to cover up marital infidelity and he's got cases pending in GA, AZ and in federal court.
I think giving him the benefit of the doubt that he's an honest business man and this was some sort of accounting error went out the window years ago.
Where in this do you see an honest man? So yes, I see an article like this and based on his past I give the story plenty of credibility. But the courts decide what is truth, my problem is this will likely never even get to that point.
it's very unfair to bring up things that reflect negatively on candidates during a campaign...
But, all of a sudden, when those records are released publicly, folks ARE able to match them up.
Weird!!!
