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Interesting find-from the Year He Paid $750 (Original Post) Rule of Claw Sep 2020 OP
Wouldn't he still owe taxes on the 50 mil? 5X Sep 2020 #1
There was no $50 million. He was dead-ass broke. fleur-de-lisa Sep 2020 #6
OMG Seriously? nt okaawhatever Sep 2020 #2
Well IDK. He forgave his own campaign Rule of Claw Sep 2020 #3
Bwah ha ha. Can't wait to see that audit, Nt okaawhatever Sep 2020 #4
Aren't political campaigns exempt from income taxes? Massacure Sep 2020 #5
 

Rule of Claw

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3. Well IDK. He forgave his own campaign
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 10:47 AM
Sep 2020

a $50 million from himself. So-and I am not an expert

1. You get a $1 million lifetime limit of gifts.
2. A forgiven debt would have had to have incurred tax burden on the campaign right?

If it is a gift, he owes on that.

If it isn't the campaign does.

https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/political-organizations/taxable-income-political-organizations#:~:text=A%20political%20organization%20is%20subject,its%20political%20organization%20taxable%20income.&text=If%20the%20organization%20is%20the,in%20%C2%A711(b).

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