Tax returns of Donald Trump
Donald Trump , the President of the United States from January 2017 to January 2021 , controversially refused to release his tax returns after being elected president, although he promised to do so during his campaign .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ a] In 2021, the Manhattan district attorney (DA) obtained several years of Trump's tax information, and in late 2022, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee obtained and released six years of his returns.[ b]
Trump repeatedly and falsely claimed that he could not release the returns while they were under audit by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ c] After Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives in 2018 , Trump sued to prevent his returns from being released by the IRS or his accountants, which were being sought by certain state officials and congressional committees . The Manhattan DA's request for records as part of its criminal probe of the Trump Organization (regarding a hush-money payment made during the 2016 presidential campaign and alleged tax fraud ) was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court , resulting in a 2020 decision rejecting Trump's claims that the president holds absolute immunity from criminal process.[ 12] In February 2021, Trump's accounting firm Mazars provided the DA eight years of Trump's tax returns.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
In May 2019, Ways and Means Committee chair Richard Neal requested six years of Trump's tax records;[ 15] after appeals were exhausted, he received the documents on November 30, 2022.[ 16] [ 17] Four weeks later, the committee voted 24–16 along party lines to release the returns to the public,[ 18] which was done on December 30.[ 19] The committee found that the IRS failed to audit Trump's taxes during the first two years of his presidency, and that the only audit conducted during his tenure was never completed.[ 20] [ 21] [ d]
In 2019, the U.S. House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Mazars for tax and other records related to an investigation into Trump's conduct; an appeal to the Supreme Court resulted in a decision outlining circumstances Congress can request presidential records without violating separation of powers .[ 23] [ 24] [ 31]
Also in 2019, California temporarily enacted legislation to require presidential candidates to release tax returns to be allowed on the primary election ballot,[ 32] [ e] and New York State passed a law allowing the release of state tax returns to congressional committees for valid purposes.[ 34]
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^ Harwell, Drew (May 21, 2016). "Trump once revealed his income tax returns. They showed he didn't pay a cent" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016 .
^ Blake, Aaron (December 13, 2016). "5 things Donald Trump promised he'd do, but hasn't" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019 .
^ Kruzel, John (May 12, 2017). "Release his tax returns after an audit is completed – Trump-O-Meter: Broken" . Politifact . Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
^ "A History Of Presidential Tax Returns" . Morning Edition . NPR . February 15, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
^ Rubin, Richard (May 11, 2016). "In Break From Tradition, Donald Trump Rules Out Releasing Tax Returns Ahead of Election" . The Wall Street Journal . Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020 .
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^ Torres-Spelliscy, Ciara (April 15, 2019). "What the Teapot Dome Scandal Has to Do With Trump's Tax Returns" . Brennan Center for Justice. Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
^ Baquet, Dean (September 27, 2020). "An Editor's Note on the Trump Tax Investigation" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020 . In fact, he has fought relentlessly to hide them from public view and has falsely asserted that he could not release them because he was being audited by the Internal Revenue Service. More recently, Mr. Trump and the Justice Department have fought subpoenas from congressional and New York State investigators seeking his taxes and other financial records.
^ Davison, Laura; Talev, Margaret (April 5, 2019). "Trump Falsely Says Law Prevents Him Releasing Tax Returns Under Audit" . Bloomberg News . Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020 .
^ Rummler, Orion (April 10, 2019). "IRS commissioner: No rule against releasing Trump's tax returns while under audit" . Axios.com . Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
^ a b Rashbaum, Weiser (July 15, 2020). "Trump Taxes: President Ordered to Turn Over Returns to Manhattan D.A." The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2023 .
^ a b Sisak, Michael R. (September 25, 2020). "Appeals court hears fight over Trump tax returns – again" . Associated Press . Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020 .
^ Weiser, Benjamin; Rashbaum, William K. (September 21, 2020). "Trump Could Be Investigated for Tax Fraud, D.A. Says for First Time" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020 .
^ Fandos, Nicholas (May 10, 2019). "House Ways and Means Chairman Subpoenas Trump Tax Returns" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019 .
^ de Vogue, Ariane (November 22, 2022). "Supreme Court clears way for House to get Trump's taxes" . CNN . Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^ Polantz, Katelyn (November 30, 2022). "House committee receives Donald Trump's federal tax returns from IRS" . CNN . Retrieved November 30, 2022 .
^ Fox, Lauren; Diaz, Daniella; Herb, Jeremy (December 20, 2022). "Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee set to release Trump's taxes in the coming days" . CNN Politics. Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ Goldman, David; Sahadi, Jeanne; Vazquez, Maegan; Herb, Jeremy (December 30, 2022). "Trump's tax returns shed new light on former president's finances" . CNN Politics. Retrieved December 30, 2022 .
^ "Report on the Internal Revenue Service's Mandatory Audit Program Under the Prior Administration (2017-2020)" (PDF) . United States House Committee on Ways and Means . December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ McCoy, Kevin; Jackson, David; Slack, Donovan (December 21, 2022). "Trump tax returns: House committee report shows IRS failed to conduct 'mandatory' audits" . USA Today . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
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^ Roberts, John (July 9, 2020). "Trump et al. v. Mazars USA, LLP, et al" (PDF) . United States Supreme Court . Retrieved July 30, 2021 .
^ Higgins, Tucker; Pramuk, Jacob (November 18, 2019). "Supreme Court temporarily halts court order requiring accountants to turn over Trump's tax returns to Congress" . NBC News . Retrieved July 30, 2021 .
^ Liptak, Adam (July 9, 2020). "Supreme Court Rules Trump Cannot Block Release of Financial Records" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020 .
^ Gerstein, Josh; Cheney, Kyle (July 8, 2020). "Supreme Court splits on Trump tax cases, potentially shielding returns until after election" . Politico . Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020 .
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^ Sheth, Sonam; Samuelsohn, Darren (July 9, 2020). "Supreme Court rules against Trump in 2 landmark cases about his taxes and financial records" . Business Insider . Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020 .
^ Ford, Matt (July 9, 2020). "The Supreme Court Brings the Presidency Back From a Lawless Brink" . The New Republic . Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020 .
^ Ryan, Tim (July 9, 2020). "High Court Roils White House With Punt on House Subpoenas" . Courthouse News . Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
^ Multiple sources[ 13] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
^ Medina, Jennifer; Karni, Annie (July 30, 2019). "California Requires Trump Tax Returns Under New Election Law" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019 .
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^ McKinley, Jesse (May 22, 2019). "New York Passes Bill Giving Congress a Way to Get Trump's State Tax Returns" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019 .
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