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Trump's decade-old audit illustrates why the IRS targets the working poor as much as the rich

  • Written by Hayes Holderness, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Richmond
imageTrump has tried to keep his taxes in the dark for years. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The New York Times’ exclusive on President Donald Trump’s taxes contains a lot of startling new findings.

A few noteworthy examples: He paid only US$750 in federal income tax in 2016 and 2017 – and nothing at all in 10 of the previous 15 years; he took...

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