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Interesting find-from the Year He Paid $750 (Original Post)
Rule of Claw
Sep 2020
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5X
(3,989 posts)1. Wouldn't he still owe taxes on the 50 mil?
fleur-de-lisa
(14,704 posts)6. There was no $50 million. He was dead-ass broke.
okaawhatever
(9,565 posts)2. OMG Seriously? nt
Rule of Claw
(500 posts)3. Well IDK. He forgave his own campaign
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).
okaawhatever
(9,565 posts)4. Bwah ha ha. Can't wait to see that audit, Nt
Massacure
(7,593 posts)5. Aren't political campaigns exempt from income taxes?