“Why are you accepting the words of a hostile judge that found Trump guilty before the trial?”
I am not worried about what the judge said prior to the trial.
The evidence supported the verdict. At Mar-A-Lago, you are reading the real estate people’s estimates, not what the state is saying which is the legal determination. So why are you accepting a guesstimate from someone who doesn’t have the final say on the amount? The Palm Beach County tax appraiser’s valuations ranged from $18 million to $37 million depending on what is being evaluated. Top end $37 million is a whole lot less than $1 billion.
Mar-a-Lago’s property tax bill will be $602,000 this year, county records show. U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a South Florida Democrat, wrote the county saying if Trump claims Mar-a-Lago is worth $1 billion, he should be taxed accordingly. If Mar-a-Lago had a $1 billion assessed value, it’s property tax bill would be approximately $18 million. So Trump falsifies documents to make it a billion and gets taxed for approximately $18 million and you question the difference?
“NONE of what you say here is true.”
And all of what you say is your opinion. I quoted sources, not guessed based upon my party affiliation. Take the time to look up the numbers based upon what they were determined to be, and don’t forget he lied and misled on documents to the courts that you say were easily explained and never should have been turned in that was determined to be misleading the court, and he has got law problems. So far you’ve questioned the judge with using sources that are legally recognized and not real estate people who even said it wasn’t w2orth $1 billion, you probably didn’t know the actual tax amounts from ‘Florida, and you tell me I’m misinformed. Do your homework and find out facts rather than your opinion. And that’s where you should start.
wy69
The owner of a property has NO role in determining the taxable value of real estate. No document of Trump's is, or ever would be used in arriving at his property's tax value. That determination is the sole responsibility of the taxing authority, under State law. The only potential role for the property owner is in their ability to contest a valuation when a periodic revaluation is performed. If the county valued it in a range of $18-$37 million, that's on them. (but I'd also note that they don't have values in ranges - they have a specific tax-value. The 2023 value was $37 million.)
BUT, in Florida, tax values and appraisals are not estimates of true market value. In fact, the County appraiser's office includes this disclaimer on their web-site: "BUYERS TAKE NOTE: Taxes will change and often increase substantially when a property sells. The seller’s exemption benefits will GO AWAY the year after they sell and this may result in higher taxes for a buyer."
And your citation? A (bitter) partisan Democrat - Jared Moskowitz. Just 'cause a Democrat says it, doesn't make it true. That's as true for Moskowitz as it is for the NY judge and Leticia James.
I notice that your references and citations all point back to Democrats. Why is that?