Whitney Tilson Quotes

I'm careful to pay every single penny on my taxes. I don't have any money offshore.

They say I'm worth either €200 million, €100 million, €50 million or €10 million, but that's something between God, the HMRC and myself.

For Trump, the reasons to release his tax returns have always been compelling. Doing so would show the American people he doesn't just talk about accountability and transparency but also walks the walk.

The American people deserve to know what's on Trump's tax returns. And Trump must show that he truly embraces accountability and transparency and understands what it means to work on behalf of the public interest.

Mr. Trump's position has been clear from the beginning: He's under audit. When the audit is completed, he'll release his returns.

If you're in people's living-rooms, via the television, it's what happens. You're more noticeable. But I'm not aware that anyone has said I pay a lower rate of tax. I don't. I pay my full share of tax, believe you me.

In 2009, my tax returns showed over $4 million.

As far as my tax returns, you don't learn that much from tax returns.

It's so great to have your private relationships play out in the press.

I can assure you that my wife and I - every penny of income we've ever had, our taxes were paid in West Virginia.

I love talking about taxes.

I've always been paying my taxes and I've always been trying to comply.

You walk into any supermarket or any shopping mall and ask the public what they are worried about. Not one of them will tell you they are worried about 12 years of Mitt Romney's tax returns.

Governor Romney has paid 100 percent of his taxes that are owed. He has complied 100 percent with what the law requires.

Interviews don't go to the core of my life. Everybody knows my life - it's an open book.

I mean I get loads of money, all from different sources. You give it to your accountant. They manage it. But you pay corporation tax. If you're then taking it out and spending it on yourself, you have to pay more.

I don't really want to be a celebrity.

The truth is, no one pays more tax than they have to.

The only imaginative fiction being written today is income tax returns.

I am not evading tax in any way, shape or form. Now of course I am minimizing my tax and if anybody in this country doesn't minimize their tax they want their heads read because as a government I can tell you you're not spending it that well that we should be donating extra.

From what little is known of Mr. Trump's tax returns, he used losses to offset virtually all of his taxable income for years by generating something called net operating loss carry-overs.

Sharad Pawar is paying tax.

We look at Donald Trump: his bottom line is interconnected to all kinds of financial interests that he refuses to disclose. They actually affect his net worth.

I don't like being called a celebrity. So much so that I find it very uncomfortable looking at myself on the screen.

The public, investors and stakeholders now expect higher standards of tax compliance and more transparency from large businesses about the way they approach taxation.