What no one ever asks Trump about his taxes...

[thesquanderer]

Last edited Fri Oct 16, 2020, 11:18 AM - Edit history (1)

Two things I've never seen mentioned/asked...

1.) Okay, he doesn't want to release returns that are under audit. Well, he's been filing tax returns for over 50 years. You mean to say they are ALL under audit? Obviously not. So let's be generous and say that the IRS is auditing his last ten years' of returns, every single one of those years from 2010 to 2019. Fine. Release 2000 to 2009. At least it gives us SOME idea of where his money comes from and goes to. They can't ALL be under audit.

2.) What exactly is the *rationale* for not releasing a return under audit? He says it would be a stupid thing to do, but why? The tax return as you presented it to the IRS is what you claim is true. The IRS might disagree (hence the audit), but that doesn't change the fact that the return, as filed, is what YOU believe is true. An audit has no impact on that. What exactly do he or his accountants see as the downside of releasing a tax return that is under audit, compared to one that is not?

[htuttle]

1. He doesn't want his creditors to see it, since he told them different lies

He tells the IRS he's broke, and tells the banks he's rich.

Which is probably fraud, in numerous ways.

[thesquanderer]

4. That's equally true whether the returns are under audit or not.

Creditors will see the same thing whether he releases a return that is under audit or one that is not. And if someone brings the IRS evidence of fraud, they will pursue it, regardless of whether or not the person is already under audit.

So while I agree that this could indeed be a reason he doesn't want his returns released at all (though obviously not a reason he'd admit to if he were asked the question!), it's still not an explanation for not releasing them as long as they're under audit.

[PatSeg]

5. That's a good point

[marybourg]

2. 2) Tens of thousands of " amateur auditors "

will be combing through his returns to a depth and breadth the understaffed IRS couldn’t on their own.

[thesquanderer]

7. Yes, but that will happen whether the returns are under audit or not. n/t

[pwb]

3. He is a Con man.

And gets away with shit by spouting continuous shit. Thats his plan.

[chriscan64]

6. He works harder to hide them than naked pictures of his wife.

He is less threatened by speculation that he is hiding something than the exposure of what he actually is hiding.

[thesquanderer]

8. re:"less threatened by speculation that he is hiding something than the exposure of what he's hiding

Bingo!

The fact is, we all KNOW his argument about not releasing them due to audit is BS. But if a reporter asked him the 2 questions in my OP, it would help call him on it for all the world to see.

Maybe it wasn't clear from my OP, but the point isn't that we need answers to these questions (nor do I expect that we would get any cogent answers to these questions), but just having him try to weasel out of the answers would further demonstrate what BS his answers about this have been. Because there are probably still some people who think his answer about the audit is actually a reasonable one, when it is not.