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Trump-IRS settlement 'forever' bars audits into tax claims for Trump and his family
Reuters ^ | Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

Posted on 05/19/2026 2:24:23 PM PDT by Kleon

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice ​Department has "forever barred" the Internal Revenue Service ⁠from pursuing any audits into past ​tax claims for President Donald Trump, his relatives ​and his companies, according to a one-page document released Tuesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bobwillstroll; doj; irs; trump

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1 posted on 05/19/2026 2:24:23 PM PDT by Kleon
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To: Kleon

That alone is enough for Congress to bury it.


2 posted on 05/19/2026 2:37:58 PM PDT by Bob Wills is still the king
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To: Kleon

Trump never drew a salary as President. The vermin who did everything they could to destroy Trump and his family and his friends, They should all be brought to justice, punished. They damaged many of Trump’s businesses.

Trump deserves much more compensation.

How do you compensate 2 assassination attempts. (and was shot in one of them) There are more attempts, even Iran paid to have Trump killed.


3 posted on 05/19/2026 2:41:29 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Texas Fossil

Has Iran recently given Cuba a ballistic missile


4 posted on 05/19/2026 2:53:27 PM PDT by Does so (Book:"The Party of Death"...Dem☭¢rats ™ ® © ≣ ½⅓⅔¼¾ ⅛⅜⅝⅞ ⅓ ⅕ ⅖ ⅗ ⅘ ⅙ ⅚)
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To: Texas Fossil
How do you compensate 2 assassination attempts.

I think it justifies a consolidation of power.

5 posted on 05/19/2026 2:54:13 PM PDT by Kleon
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To: Kleon

The statute of limitations on taxes is only 3 years.


6 posted on 05/19/2026 2:59:33 PM PDT by central_va (DI won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: Texas Fossil

“How do you compensate 2 assassination attempts. (and was shot in one of them) There are more attempts, even Iran paid to have Trump killed.”
____________________________________________________________

How much to Reagan scam from the Treasury after he was shot?

Answer: Zero


7 posted on 05/19/2026 3:00:42 PM PDT by Bob Wills is still the king
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To: Bob Wills is still the king

I don’t think it’s a bill for Congress to consider. It’s probably more like a consent decree to settle a dispute. In exchange for dropping the lawsuit, the IRS will pay the other defendants some of that $1.7 billion and Trump and family will have no audits from prior years.

Seems fair as far as settlements go.


8 posted on 05/19/2026 3:02:29 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: central_va

The IRS generally has 10 years – from the date your tax was assessed – to collect the tax and any associated penalties and interest from you. This time period is called the Collection Statute Expiration Date (CSED).

Your account can include multiple tax assessments, each with their own CSED. Examples may include:

Original tax amounts you owe when you file your federal tax return

Additional taxes you owe when you amend your return

Substitute for return tax balances

Additional tax we find that you owe due to an audit

Civil penalty amounts

Certain penalties and interest

A variety of laws affect the CSED. More than one action or situation can change the collection period. See Examples of situations that add to the 10-year expiration date.

https://www.irs.gov/filing/time-irs-can-collect-tax


9 posted on 05/19/2026 3:13:09 PM PDT by DFG
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To: Kleon

The Reuters piece is misleading. They are barred from prosecuting up to a certain date. If he commits fraud tomorrow he’s liable.

This article makes more sense.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-agrees-not-pursue-tax-claims-trump-part-irs-deal-rcna345973


10 posted on 05/19/2026 3:17:39 PM PDT by rey
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To: DFG

Darn. I have been operating on the principle that it was three years after the taxes were due and I just shredded a bunch of old return records.


11 posted on 05/19/2026 3:28:28 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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“and I just shredded a bunch of old return records.”

No problem. IRS has them.


12 posted on 05/19/2026 3:37:36 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: monkeyshine

He’s nicer to treasonous seditious conspirators than I would be.

But maybe there’s more surrender terms that he’s going to get when he finally wins the war his govt started against him when he came down an escalator.


13 posted on 05/19/2026 3:42:41 PM PDT by delchiante
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To: Texas Fossil

HE WAS FORCED TO TAKE THE QUARTERLY PAYMENTS-—BUT HE DONATED EVERY PENNY TO VARIOUS CHARITIES.


14 posted on 05/19/2026 4:26:00 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Retain Mike

I just shredded a bunch of old return records.


I have all my old tax records going back to 1967. you can never be too careful.

(I actually kept them as a sort of written record of my various careers where and when I worked, what I was doing at the time. Had a number different careers and lived in a number of different places, and just out of habit I guess)


15 posted on 05/19/2026 4:26:08 PM PDT by CIB-173RDABN
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To: DFG

EVERYTHING I EVER LEARNED:

THEY CAN GO BACK 3 YEARS ON YOUR RETURNS-—BUT IF YOU GET CAUGHT CHEATING-—THEY CAN GO BACK TO YOUR VERY FIRST RETURN.

AL CAPONE NEVER GOT JAIL FOR BOOTLEGGING-—HE GOT JAILED FOR INCOME TAX CHEATING


16 posted on 05/19/2026 4:28:04 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Bob Wills is still the king

Remind me, when did the IRS illegally release Regean’s tax returns?

L


17 posted on 05/19/2026 4:28:39 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Kleon

As if they hadn’t already been subjected to audits with a fine tooth comb. The US Treasury are not all MAGA.


18 posted on 05/19/2026 4:49:49 PM PDT by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness)
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To: Kleon

Typical purposefully misleading headline from Reuters. They know it will be quoted as written so that misinformed people believe it is a forever rule for Trump instead of dealing with the past when he’s already been audited and even exposed illegally.


19 posted on 05/19/2026 4:55:29 PM PDT by Freee-dame (The left never dreamed that Trump would be back in the White House in 2025. )
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To: ridesthemiles

3 years if there is no business income/expenses on the return.

5 years if the return had business income.

If a tax return underreported income by at least 25%, 6 years of returns are open to audit.

The IRS has 10 years to collect taxes but this 10 year time limit has a lot of rules for the 10 year start date.

A taxpayer has 3 years from the filing due date to claim a refund.


20 posted on 05/19/2026 5:04:28 PM PDT by DFG
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