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Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 11:36 PM Feb 2022

TFG's statement on MAZARS has shocking sleight of hand!

Check this out.

That figure was puzzling me, puzzling me.

And here someone has questioned it in a tweet. See Otto's reply to George Conway.


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TFG's statement on MAZARS has shocking sleight of hand! (Original Post) Grasswire2 Feb 2022 OP
It's called "Alternative Math." madaboutharry Feb 2022 #1
I was thinking 'voodoo economics' Ohio Joe Feb 2022 #2
LOL. Well, they DID pioneer the term, "Alternative facts," so can alternative PatrickforB Feb 2022 #11
DUZY!!! tosh Feb 2022 #18
LOL malaise Feb 2022 #38
Get John Barron on the line, pronto! He'll straighten this out! Nt Baked Potato Feb 2022 #3
Accounting 101, Trump University dalton99a Feb 2022 #4
That makes no sense at all. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #5
I speculate Jr. wrote that when he was high. nt Tommymac Feb 2022 #6
Why is this proxy clown Harrington allowed on Twitter? C_U_L8R Feb 2022 #7
I just checked her feed, same old lying sacks..... Brainfodder Feb 2022 #8
Liar, liar! Pants on fire!! SWBTATTReg Feb 2022 #9
"All their bags are packed and they're ready to go..." C Moon Feb 2022 #10
Yeah, let's hope that instead of leavin' on a jet plane, the Trump crime family will be PatrickforB Feb 2022 #12
I just think they will try to flee before going to prison. C Moon Feb 2022 #15
They do have waterfront properties. Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #19
They'll always have a place to stay.... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #20
More likely, he'll have some of his MAGA's hole them up until the 2024 election. C Moon Feb 2022 #24
As noted above, this stupid little summary makes no sense at all. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2022 #13
I know next to nothing about accounting, and even I know that's ridiculous! ShazzieB Feb 2022 #21
At the risk of damning with faint praise... BobTheSubgenius Feb 2022 #46
And . . . colorado_ufo Feb 2022 #14
Only in the mind of Donald Trump. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #22
That just made my brain hurt. AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #16
When I took Accounting 101 in College.... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #17
This is from the acct'g firm or just from Trump? keithbvadu2 Feb 2022 #23
Trump Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #31
I Figured It Out TFG Is Pleading Stupidity DanieRains Feb 2022 #25
Did you see this gem from his statement? Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #26
I wasn't aware that Hillary Clinton is running the Manhattan DA's office. yardwork Feb 2022 #41
Right? obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #42
I mean, that woman can multitask! yardwork Feb 2022 #43
"Total liabilities and net worth" FakeNoose Feb 2022 #27
my only credential for knowing anything about accounting... Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #28
I'd have to call that "slurry math." dchill Feb 2022 #29
His MO is never to show weakness. Probably never liked the sound of Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2022 #33
And no information whatsoever about the liabilities. Permanut Feb 2022 #30
I can explain. It's easy. Beastly Boy Feb 2022 #32
That's brilliant! You're probably right! You know there HAS Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2022 #34
You may be getting a call.... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #36
Has anyone broken out Trump's net worth according to GAAP? jmowreader Feb 2022 #35
Tell me if I got this right. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #37
It might as well be, since he probably has no intention of paying it back. Buns_of_Fire Feb 2022 #39
It reminds me of an old Mad Magazine parody PCIntern Feb 2022 #40
Peggy Bundy shopping her way to wealth on sale items. keithbvadu2 Feb 2022 #45
Lock him up. Kingofalldems Feb 2022 #44
Trump has been robbing Peter to pay Paul for years. Texaswitchy Feb 2022 #47

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
7. Why is this proxy clown Harrington allowed on Twitter?
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 12:17 AM
Feb 2022

And why is she allowed to break every damn rule.

SWBTATTReg

(22,133 posts)
9. Liar, liar! Pants on fire!!
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 12:35 AM
Feb 2022

No one believes you anymore. Not even your former accounting firm even.

Why do you think anyone else is going to believe you now?

PatrickforB

(14,577 posts)
12. Yeah, let's hope that instead of leavin' on a jet plane, the Trump crime family will be
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 12:50 AM
Feb 2022

leavin' on a prison bus. To Leavenworth.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
20. They'll always have a place to stay....
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 01:12 AM
Feb 2022

at Putin's multi-million dollar dacha, or even in the Kremlin itself.

Of course he'll have to supply his own Russian sex workers for his relaxing golden showers.

C Moon

(12,213 posts)
24. More likely, he'll have some of his MAGA's hole them up until the 2024 election.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 01:16 AM
Feb 2022

But I guess that would be tough: as tfg called our Whitehouse a dump.
They'll want their gold toilets, McDonalds, KFC, etc

BobTheSubgenius

(11,564 posts)
13. As noted above, this stupid little summary makes no sense at all.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 12:50 AM
Feb 2022

What could "Total liabilities and net worth" possibly mean as an aggregate? Total assets minus total liabilities equals net worth, more or less.

I can't even envision an explanation that could reconcile this incongruity.

colorado_ufo

(5,734 posts)
14. And . . .
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 12:51 AM
Feb 2022

the line right above it (with the red marker through it) that just says "Net Worth" is LESS than the line that says "Total Liabilities and Net Worth." How do liabilities increase net worth?

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
22. Only in the mind of Donald Trump.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 01:14 AM
Feb 2022

He counts on everyone just taking his word for it, just like his accountants.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
17. When I took Accounting 101 in College....
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 01:08 AM
Feb 2022

there were credits (assets) on one side of the balance sheet, and debits (liabilities) on the other side of the balance sheet.

Now I know there have been many advances in accounting since 1965, and I've given a simplified example of an accounting balance sheet, but never, never were credits and debits added together on either side.

This must be some very creative bookkeeping system devised by Mr. Trump. No wonder he states his net worth to be in the tens of billions.

What a schmuck.

 

DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
25. I Figured It Out TFG Is Pleading Stupidity
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 01:18 AM
Feb 2022

Understands nothing about accounting, or numbers.

All he's got.

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)
27. "Total liabilities and net worth"
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 01:24 AM
Feb 2022

Here it is folks, the sum total of all my bills PLUS all my cash in the bank.
Notice that it's not the DIFFERENCE between the two. Yep, this number means nothing!

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)
28. my only credential for knowing anything about accounting...
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 01:41 AM
Feb 2022

...is that I was married to an IRS Chief of Audit Division for a large region.

In other words, NOTHING.

But I shook my head and shook my head at this one when I saw it.

Total fraud. Total fraud.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
33. His MO is never to show weakness. Probably never liked the sound of
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 02:14 AM
Feb 2022

Assets - Liabilities = net worth. Too negative So he decided to just change it and add in liabilities . Lol. Sicko

We have GOT to be at the beginning of the end. Lost his accountants so he's thinking he's SO smart he can do it. He was smarter than his lawyers so he took J6 into his own tiny hands.

Beastly Boy

(9,375 posts)
32. I can explain. It's easy.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 02:06 AM
Feb 2022

The "little people" like ourselves subtract total liabilities from total assets to get net worth.

But Trump adds total liabilities to his net worth because he never intends to pay what he owes, ever. Ergo, whatever the poor suckers lent him is his, not theirs. Who is to tell me these sums should not be added to his net worth? He cheated his creditors fairly and squarely, for the exact sum he is adding to his net worth.

See? Simple. I told you!

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
34. That's brilliant! You're probably right! You know there HAS
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 02:17 AM
Feb 2022

to be a reason he erroneously added liabilities and it wasn't a typo.

You nailed it.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
36. You may be getting a call....
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 04:32 AM
Feb 2022

from the Trump organization to do their taxes from now on. You seem to understand the Trump accounting system as well as anyone.

Luck you, Beastly Boy!

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
35. Has anyone broken out Trump's net worth according to GAAP?
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 02:41 AM
Feb 2022

Trump has a nasty habit: when he buys real estate with borrowed money, he adds the total value of the property in question to his net worth.

So...let's say he buys a $100 million property and $500,000 of the money he spent to buy it is his - IOW $99.5 million is borrowed.

Under "generally accepted accounting procedures" his net worth hasn't gone up at all - he has converted $500k of his money from cash to half a percent of a building.

Under "Trump-accepted accounting procedures" his net worth has gone up by $100 million.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,181 posts)
39. It might as well be, since he probably has no intention of paying it back.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 08:28 AM
Feb 2022

Add in what he thinks his name ( the almighty "brand" ) is worth (around $3 billion), and that should just about cover it.

PCIntern

(25,556 posts)
40. It reminds me of an old Mad Magazine parody
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 08:37 AM
Feb 2022

And I’m paraphrasing somewhat: $2000 worth of furniture for $300. That’s like $1700 in the bank. Shop here and you’ll be rich in no time!

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
45. Peggy Bundy shopping her way to wealth on sale items.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 11:00 AM
Feb 2022

Peggy Bundy shopping her way to wealth on sale items.

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)
47. Trump has been robbing Peter to pay Paul for years.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 05:58 PM
Feb 2022

Nothing new here.

He had all that money from his Father.

He should never had been needing money.

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