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Bradshaw3

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8. David Cay Johnston said it was a made up number

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 12:28 PM

Sep 2020

Just to show in an election year and his first year as *president he could say he paid some taxes. Like someone wrote it was reverse engineered for that purpose.

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$750 x 2 Yrs. in a row ? Have YOU ever paid exact same amount 2 years in a row? That's fishy. [View all] Captain Zero Sep 2020 OP

No, of course not. MineralMan Sep 2020 #1

It's easy if you start with the result and work backwards. rzemanfl Sep 2020 #2

Precisely smb Sep 2020 #4

Gonna steal 1040-BS unless you PM me your copyright. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2020 #5

Go Ahead And Steal It -- I Did nt smb Sep 2020 #6

Thanks. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2020 #10

I wish I could file a 1040-BS. I guess that form is only for orange colored grifters. Statistical Sep 2020 #7

no ..never the exact amount Demovictory9 Sep 2020 #3

David Cay Johnston said it was a made up number Bradshaw3 Sep 2020 #8

Exactly - he's been following this story for over 20 years FakeNoose Sep 2020 #13

donald the rotten cod. ihas2stinkyfeet Sep 2020 #9

Do you have any idea how much it costs to get an accountant to cook the books? whopis01 Sep 2020 #11

I misunderstood the reason for the Alternative Minimum Tax quaint Sep 2020 #12