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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsForget seeing his taxes, I want to see:
The IRS letter informing him that he is under audit. Have you seen a copy of the actual letter from the government?
Sure, his lawyers have produced a letter but I want to see a copy of the letter from the IRS.
Until I see that, I will not believe he is actually under audit.
That said, he can release his 2016 taxes when he submits them (today?) since they will not be under audit at that time.
randr
(12,418 posts)More smoke and mirrors from the lsos. Anyone surprised he lies about being under audit?
onenote
(42,843 posts)randr
(12,418 posts)I thought it may be just clever lawyer jargon
malchickiwick
(1,474 posts)unblock
(52,502 posts)first i've heard of this.
presidents have made their tax returns public, so anyone can scrutinize them, this is the first i've heard any suggestion that the irs automatically audits them.
do you have a link to support this?
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)Only specified personnel may see the returns. And they must be locked in a secure drawer or cabinet whenever the appointed IRS examiner won't be present.
Their audits also must be handled relatively quickly. "The returns require expeditious handling at all levels to ensure prompt completion of the examinations," according to the manual.
The IRS didn't offer a formal rationale for auditing the president and vice president every year. Part of it may be to make sure the highest officers in the government are adhering to the law, tax historian Joseph Thorndike surmised.
and yet, Every President since that era have released their taxes -- even though they were under audit -- 45 has run out of excuses.
unblock
(52,502 posts)frankly if i were president i'd actually *want* my return audited, given that i would be making my return public anyway.
i'd want it properly checked!
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,792 posts)if he is truly under audit, there would be a letter from the IRS saying so.
At least provide proof of his lame excuse.
safeinOhio
(32,756 posts)flags that caused the audit?
mopinko
(70,385 posts)he would eventually catch on that the irs is on to him, and he needs to file an honest fucking return.
and they cant all be in audit. i think the statute is 7 years. so anything more than that CANT be under audit.
BSdetect
(8,999 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]
gopiscrap
(23,768 posts)every tax return he has ever filed