Donald Trump Quotes

When you're under audit, you don't give your papers. An audit is - I have been under audit for so many years. Every year, I get audited. For, I think, over 10 years, maybe even 12 years, I have been audited. And I think it's very fair. And I think I'm being singled out.

I've been audited for many, many years in a row, which I think is unfair, but that's the way it is.

I assume I can give you a letter from a big law firm saying that we're under audit.

Is there a phrase in the English language more fraught with menace than a tax audit?

He [Mitt Romney] didn't pay taxes for 10 years! Now, do I know that that's true? Well, I'm not certain, but obviously he can't release those tax returns. How would it look?

I always say to my people, how come I'm always audited and friends of mine are never audited?

I get audited almost every year.And in a way, I should be complaining. I'm not even complaining. I don't mind it. It's almost become a way of life. I get audited by the IRS. But other people don't.

I know a lot of wealthy people that have never been audited.

Worried about an IRS audit? Avoid what's called a red flag. That's something the IRS always looks for. For example, say you have some money left in your bank account after paying taxes. That's a red flag

There are already current laws on the books and there are - and jurisdictions. The IRS can come in and do any kind of investigation of a person.

I don't want the IRS banging down my door.

Remember: If the IRS suspects you haven't reported income, it can challenge returns from the past six years. So if you are self-employed or have multiple income sources, hold on to six years of files to be absolutely safe.

What am I afraid of? The IRS. That's it. I don't want those people knockin' on my door, man.

I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about.

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

When you know the truth is on your side, when you have dutifully paid all your taxes, but you are still targeted for non-payment of dues, then what do you do? You grin and bear the harassment because you have nothing to hide.

We know the IRS has made clear there is no prohibition on releasing it when you're under audit.

The fact is, there are a couple of years he may not have paid any taxes. Maybe he's concerned about that. But if it's going to come out, he needs to get it out now so he has a couple of months to explain it.

He [Donald Trump] said in the debate - he said, gosh, I'm being audited for two years. Then he said three years. Then he said maybe five years. Listen, if there's a problem in his taxes, the voters have a right to know, because come September, October, the general election, folks in the media are going to make a heyday about any problems in his taxes.

Most voters would rather have their purse or wallet stolen than be audited by the IRS.

The only years [of Donald Trump's] that anybody's ever seen were a couple of years when he had to turn them over to state authorities when he was trying to get a casino license, and they showed he didn't pay any federal income tax.

Last year I had difficulty with my income tax. I tried to take my analyst off as a business deduction. The Government said it was entertainment. We compromised finally and made it a religious contribution.

Warren Buffett's company reportedly owes the IRS a billion dollars in back taxes. When he said he wasn't paying enough taxes, he wasn't kidding.

A Democratic congressman said that he worries that the IRS scandal might have a chilling effect on the IRA and that they might be afraid to audit people. So finally some good is coming out of all of this.

If you make one word out of 'The IRS' it spells 'theirs.'