[SeekAndFind]

RE: The perks included school tuition for his grandchildren, a rent-free Manhattan apartment and lease payments for his luxury car.

My company paid for my lease car when I did business for them and allowed me to use the car personally even outside of business, should I have declared this as income for the purpose of taxation?

And oh yeah, my company also paid for my hotel expenses including meals when I visited their HQ out of state ( also paid for my airfare ). Are these income as well?

I never declared them. Been doing this for years. Am I guilty of tax evasion?

[Observator]

And oh yeah, my company also paid for my hotel expenses including meals when I visited their HQ out of state ( also paid for my airfare ). Are these income as well?

The technical answer is no, they are not considered income under tax law. There are categories that define the business expenses you describe that you are not responsible for.

[kiryandil]

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, who is usually soft on crime,

There will be a reckoning for these people in the future.

[bigbob]

He agreed to testify. Under oath. Whether that is “against the Trump organization” remains to be seen.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I can only say, the government tried to say that when we did taste testing that the food needed to be declared as "income" and tax paid on it.

The legal department had a field day and threatened to go public about Uncle Sam going after hourly workers for accepting a teaspoon of ice cream.

That was a number of years ago.

And the answer is probably yes on the car.

You might want to talk to your company's legal about it.

The IRS is guano crazy.

[Do_Tar]

87,000 armed IRS agents would like to have a talk with you.

Actually, I think technically you are supposed to declare the amount of personal use of the car. But don’t quote me on that.

[Bernard]

Is this federal tax evasion, or state of New York? I have not heard anybody in the media identify that.

As far as what is compensation and what is not, remember that we are talking about tax law. That does NOT have a firm relationship with reality; it’s more like a passing acquaintance. Think of “it’s just Lunch”

[alexander_busek]

I never declared them. Been doing this for years. Am I guilty of tax evasion?

Yes, and I've just reported you!

(Heh-heh!)

Regards,

[gunnut]

This is one where I disagree and the tax laws were broken. The tuition is especially problematic as I see under no circumstance that these should have been paid by the company and not reported as taxable. Now, how he is being treated versus how others that might do something similar is the question.
Are they normally criminally charged and jailed or just audited and have to pay taxes and penalties, that I do not know.

[ExSES]

Sadly, your personal use of the lease car is considered a taxable fringe benefit! Thousands of people have at some time had such a benefit (myself included), I never saw a case where it appeared as compensation on a W-2!

[Organic Panic]

Since when is it my employers responsibility to ensure I file my taxes properly?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Meaning that even if prosecutors prevail in the fall, The Donald himself won’t be shipped off to Rikers.”

Foreign and Domestic Enemies of President in Exile Trump, deeply saddened. :(