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1/ Tax deadline extended so here's a tax story: Trump Org is suing local gov'ts to get breaks on taxes. They call it "routine practice" to "ensure fair treatment." But that’s not all. Behold, some of the more *creative* ways they lower their tax bills... propub.li/2JYeFb0
2/ At two of Trump’s NJ golf clubs, @WSJ reported they brought small herds of goats onto the course to eat invasive grasses. This lets them qualify the course as farmland, which could save them ~$80,000/year on property taxes.
wsj.com/articles/goat-…
3/ The Trump Org declined to say if the consider their golf courses farms.

When asked about the goats, the Trump Org didn’t respond.
4/ At Mar-a-Lago, Trump employs a “preservation easement.” By preserving certain historic parts of the mansion @pbpost reported that Trump deducted $5.7m from income taxes in 1995 alone.
mypalmbeachpost.com/news/trump-mar…
5/ Why such a huge break? In a legal doc, Trump’s lawyer claims the value of the mansion went down in part because the historic elements make Mar-a-Lago ... wait for it ... “simply too opulent for livability.”

And they actually underlined *too*.

documentcloud.org/documents/4332…
6/ We’ve actually written about this before, and how Trump has made at least 5 easement gifts totaling $100m in write-offs. The IRS calls this strategy a “dirty dozen tax scam" and has attempted to crackdown on its use.
propub.li/2voVt3j
7/ When asked about the easements and the amount of deductions received from them, the Trump Org didn’t respond.
8/ Enjoy tax deadline day by listening to the newest Trump, Inc. episode about Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen. We think you'll like it: propub.li/2vrtgbS
9/ And if you’re not already regularly listening to Trump, Inc., subscribe here: wnycstudios.org/shows/trumpinc
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