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Since Trump changed his residency from NYC to Mar-a-Lago, his Trump Tower condo is now a second residence... (Original Post) surfered 13 hrs ago OP
Even at the lower end of the valuation from the 2023 trial ($114 million), that would be a nice hit JT45242 13 hrs ago #1
I think they should stoke his ego and use the highest valuation ToxMarz 11 hrs ago #8
What's 5 million to Trump? popsdenver 10 hrs ago #16
There are only nine countries that have VAT without an income tax jmowreader 5 hrs ago #21
Maybe he'll sell that Manhattan building? I don't know ... FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #2
Dynamite and bleach AverageOldGuy 11 hrs ago #6
Make Rudy help. twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #13
Is he still alive madinmaryland 5 hrs ago #22
How do you get the smell of sulfur out?? lastlib 11 hrs ago #10
Isn't that where Melania is, and has been, living? She hasn't lived with trump for a long time BComplex 10 hrs ago #17
When Barron was going to school in NYC, yes they both lived there FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #19
Watch him try to sue NY to not pay this tax! kimbutgar 12 hrs ago #3
Allen Wessel-watz his name out of Rickers[?] Upjumpdadebil 12 hrs ago #4
I think you mean Allen Weisselberg? FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #7
Is He Ever There, Though? MineralMan 12 hrs ago #5
Melanoma will just declare it her primary residence Zorro 11 hrs ago #9
Or Barron. littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #14
Well, if she does that, otchmoson 11 hrs ago #15
Donnie, your property tax bill is $10B. paleotn 11 hrs ago #11
Trump multiplies values of everything he owns until there are taxes to be paid. twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #12
Pony up, fat fuck Blue Owl 7 hrs ago #18
Malignia's love nest? I bet she lives there more permanently Ilsa 5 hrs ago #20

JT45242

(4,179 posts)
1. Even at the lower end of the valuation from the 2023 trial ($114 million), that would be a nice hit
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:44 AM
13 hrs ago

Let's say you take the low estimate of $114 million and inflation adjust about 3 percent per year that puts it at about $125 million minimum. 4% of that is a $5 million tax bill for mango. That would fund a lot of good services for the people of New York.

popsdenver

(2,718 posts)
16. What's 5 million to Trump?
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 01:15 PM
10 hrs ago

He grifts more than that every hour, of every day, etc, etc

And, if he doesn't have to worry about the IRS, think of the opportunities THAT
opens up........and the humongous bonus that gives him!!!!!! He won't have to pay all of his high priced tax accountants, and his high priced tax lawyers...........

Let it be known, that the wealthy and uber wealthy deeply resent that they have to hire and pay the expense of their tax accountants and tax lawyers.........They have always been proponents of the Flat Tax or Value Added Tax. Not only because it is an extremely regressive sales tax, but because they won't have to pay the tax accountants and tax lawyers.....

These wealthy and Uber Rich Oligarchs always point to other countries that have the VAT instead of income tax and that it works for them, why shouldn't we have the same tax base.......(Of course they neglect telling our taxpayers that those other countries use their VAT tax to fund FREE school and college, as well as Free health care for everyone, as well as many other public programs......)

jmowreader

(53,462 posts)
21. There are only nine countries that have VAT without an income tax
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 06:06 PM
5 hrs ago

They are the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, and Monaco.

What they're not telling you is those countries tax the living crap out of you in other ways. For instance, Saudi Arabia taxes the oil industry like you wouldn't believe. If you are a non-oil corporation your corporate tax rate is 20 percent. The oil industry is taxed based on the size of their businesses - from 50 percent to 85 percent. They also charge royalties on the oil pumped, and those royalties are based on the price of oil. With taxes like that they probably wouldn't need VAT. Monaco squeezes the crap out of their businesses, The Bahamas squeezes the tourists dry...

Bermuda has an income tax they call a payroll tax. Bermuda also has Land Tax, which you pay to the government even if you're a renter. They also have really high import duties, and nothing is exempt. They ALSO squeeze tourists dry.

FakeNoose

(42,693 posts)
2. Maybe he'll sell that Manhattan building? I don't know ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:30 AM
12 hrs ago

Whoever buys it needs to take Chump's name off the building as the FIRST step. It's not like any of his kids want to live there, and it is still prime real estate.

lastlib

(28,742 posts)
10. How do you get the smell of sulfur out??
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 12:37 PM
11 hrs ago

(and shit---can't forget shit.......especially his..........)

BComplex

(9,986 posts)
17. Isn't that where Melania is, and has been, living? She hasn't lived with trump for a long time
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 01:17 PM
10 hrs ago

from commercial media reports.

FakeNoose

(42,693 posts)
19. When Barron was going to school in NYC, yes they both lived there
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 05:48 PM
6 hrs ago

But my impression is that she prefers the Bedminster NJ property, which is more than just a golf resort.

Barron may be living at Trump Tower in New York if he's still enrolled at New York University. However - I can't seem to find a reference for it - but I read last year that he was taking time off from school while his Dad was back in the White House. If that's true, then it's very possible that Barron and Melania are spending more time in Washington DC than in New York or New Jersey.

Barron is still under 21 so his mother is very protective of his privacy. Another thing to keep is mind is that even though her mother passed away in 2024, Melania's dad Viktor is still living and he's very much a part of their lives. Viktor may have taken residence in the Bedminster NJ property also, in order to stay closer to Melania and Barron.

kimbutgar

(27,633 posts)
3. Watch him try to sue NY to not pay this tax!
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:32 AM
12 hrs ago

And NY should put a massive lien on it for unpaid taxes…..and eventually confiscate the building for public interest.

Upjumpdadebil

(19 posts)
4. Allen Wessel-watz his name out of Rickers[?]
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:33 AM
12 hrs ago

Allen did couple years for the son of the man he made rich & kept richer.

He may need to creep outta retirement.

FakeNoose

(42,693 posts)
7. I think you mean Allen Weisselberg?
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 12:11 PM
11 hrs ago

Yes he was out of Riker's a couple years ago. The guy is well past retirement, and he's permanently banned from working in financial jobs anyway, due to his convictions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Weisselberg

otchmoson

(339 posts)
15. Well, if she does that,
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 12:51 PM
11 hrs ago

doesn't that make the case for Wolff to use the state court of NY to counter her defamation lawsuit?

paleotn

(22,908 posts)
11. Donnie, your property tax bill is $10B.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 12:41 PM
11 hrs ago

That check you're getting from that IRS settlement? Hand it over.

twodogsbarking

(19,534 posts)
12. Trump multiplies values of everything he owns until there are taxes to be paid.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 12:43 PM
11 hrs ago

Then his shit is worth, well, shit.

Ilsa

(64,655 posts)
20. Malignia's love nest? I bet she lives there more permanently
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 06:05 PM
5 hrs ago

once she throws that hand-full of dirt on the gold casket with Donnie's carcass inside.

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