Donald Trump – Trump off-base on Buffett, Soros deductions

Facing scrutiny over possibly not paying federal income tax for almost two decades, Donald Trump turned the tables on Hillary Clinton during the heated second presidential debate. The New York Times obtained a few pages of Trump's 1995 personal tax returns , revealing a $916 million loss that would have allowed him to legally avoid paying taxes for 18 years.

5 Warren Buffett tax facts we just learned

To debunk the implication that he avoids paying federal income taxes, Warren Buffett said that he has filed tax returns for 72 years, and that each and every one of them shows he has paid federal taxes. 5 Warren Buffett tax facts we just learned To debunk the implication that he avoids paying federal income taxes, Warren Buffett said that he has filed tax returns for 72 years, and that each and every one of them shows he has paid federal taxes.

Clinton Vs. Trump on Child Tax Credits: Top Issue for Gen X Parents

The two main candidates for president of the U.S. - Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, and Republican challenger billionaire Donald Trump - are chasing after the votes of the younger generation. Each one wants to improve the tax benefits available to parents on the tax returns, but in different ways.

Buffett scolds Trump on taxes, discloses 2015 return data

In a debate Sunday, Trump acknowledged using a nine-figure loss in 1995 to reduce tax obligations and sought to liken the move to strategies used by some of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's wealthy supporters, including Buffett. On Monday, the billionaire Berkshire Hathaway chairman released information from his personal taxes and challenged the Republican presidential candidate to do the same.

The Declaration and Our Current Predicament

So, does anyone remember why the United States is an independent country of fifty united states and not a colony of the British Empire? On July 4, 1776, a group of freedom-seeking and freedom-loving men put in writing a list of grievances against a tyrannical king. They stated the reasons that they, representing the thirteen individual colonies or states, had come to this momentous decision.

Ap Fact Check: Claims in the VP debate

Not all the claims in the vice presidential debate stand up to scrutiny. A look at some of them and how they compare with the facts: REPUBLICAN MIKE PENCE: "The fact that under this past administration, we've almost doubled the national debt is atrocious.... Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine want more of the same."

Analysis: Pence steadied Trump ship but couldn’t defend some of his running mate’s missteps

In the first and only vice presidential matchup between Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine, Pence employed a decidedly professional tone in a bid to soften the GOP nominee's most controversial remarks. His effort to make the case for the ticket outshined his running mate and his opponent, but it came at a cost - he had to sidestep most of Trump's more damaging statements on the trail.

Donald Trump is trying out a new defense for allegedly not paying his federal income taxes

Donald Trump has a new defense for the report that he could have avoided paying federal income taxes for 18 years. At a campaign rally in Arizona on Tuesday, the Republican presidential candidate blamed his opponent Hillary Clinton for not enacting stricter tax laws when she was a senator from New York.

Recent editorials from Texas newspapers

If losing $916 million and possibly avoiding federal income taxes for nearly two decades makes Donald Trump a brilliant businessman, we shudder to think what would make him a bad one. Like so much that involves Trump and his business dealings, this latest revelation remains shrouded in secrecy attributable to his refusal to release his tax returns.

Joe Biden brands Donald Trump ‘ignorant, out of touch and unpatriotic’ in scathing attack

Joe Biden has launched one of his fiercest attacks on Donald Trump, branding the presidential hopeful as ignorant, out of touch and unpatriotic. The US vice-president, looking to exploit what has been a tumultuous week for Mr Trump, slammed the businessman for his comments on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, his late night Twitter attack on a former beauty queen, and his tax record.

Caroline Baum: If Donald Trump paid no taxes, direct your outrage at legislators and lobbyists

In an ideal world, the tax code would be simple enough to put accountants and tax-preparation firms out of business. That was the response to the New York Times' weekend story that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump may have paid no federal income taxes for 18 years because of a $916 million net operating loss he claimed on his 1995 tax return, pages of which were obtained by the Times.

Much unknown about Trump’s taxes and finances

Donald Trump reported losses of more than $900 million on his 1995 income tax returns filed in three states, as revealed in documents obtained by The New York Times, that experts say could have allowed him to forgo paying federal income taxes for nearly two decades. The revelation from a portion of Trump's tax returns for that year gives the most detailed insight yet into the Republican nominee's tax history during a time when his opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton, has suggested Trump is hiding something from voters.

Trump’s tax writeoff shows his ‘genius’ at business, advisers say

Donald Trump's decision to take a $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax return showed his business acumen and "genius" at figuring out how to minimize his tax bill, two of the Republican presidential candidate's advisers said on Sunday. "This is a perfectly legal application of the tax code.

No-tax report caps awful week for Trump

Donald Trump concluded a very bad week on the presidential campaign trail Sunday by avoiding denying a news report that he may not have paid income taxes for nearly 20 years. Instead, Trump called himself an expert on the US tax code, as allies rushed to praise the real estate mogul's business acumen and fitness to be president as America heads toward the November 8 election.

When it comes to Trumpa s taxes and finances, much is unknown

Donald Trump reported a more than $900 million loss on his 1995 income tax returns filed in three states, as revealed in documents obtained by The New York Times that experts say could have allowed him to forgo paying federal income taxes for nearly two decades. The revelation from a portion of Trump's tax returns for that year gives the most detailed insight yet into the Republican nominee's tax history during a time when his opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton, has suggested Trump is hiding something from voters.