Trump’s “Smart” Tax Calculator
We’ve developed a formula to calculate how much you would pay in taxes if you paid the same as Donald Trump.
Try it now:
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If you were Donald Trump, you would have paid
$0.00*
in federal income taxes.
*Donald Trump says it’s because he’s smart. The New York Times says it’s because he lost almost a billion dollars. Either way, Donald Trump may have avoided paying federal income taxes for 18 years after losing $916 million in 1995. And Trump really did pay zero, or nearly zero, in federal income taxes in 1978, 1979, 1984, 1991, and 1993. Until we see evidence otherwise, we’ll assume it’s still zero.
Factcheckers: Please send inquiries to senior Trump strategist Corey Lewandowski at corey@cnn.com