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All Fact-checks for Taxes

stated on October 31, 2020 in a rally

"I’ve released 22 years of my tax returns. You can go online and look. (Donald Trump) hasn’t released one.”

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stated on October 25, 2020 in a "60 Minutes" interview

“I can send every qualified person to a four-year college in their state for $150 billion.”

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stated on October 22, 2020 in campaign mailer

“While serving as Town Supervisor, Nate McMurray voted to raise taxes on homeowners.”

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stated on October 18, 2020 in a tweet

Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.”

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stated on October 19, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says “Joe & Jill Biden’s income went from $396,456 in 2016, to $16,596,979 in 2017-2019. Anyone else want to know where that money is coming from?”

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stated on October 21, 2020 in an ad

Says Joe Biden repeatedly told Americans he's going to raise their taxes.

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stated on October 8, 2020 in a TV ad.

Abigail Spanberger and other Democrats “voted to spend public funds on their political campaigns; up to $5 million...”

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stated on October 12, 2020 in a text post

Says Joe Biden’s “capital gains tax means that when you sell your home you’ll owe taxes of 40% of your profit!”

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stated on October 12, 2020 in a campaign ad

"Biden's plan is a 14% tax hike on middle class families."

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stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate

Says Joe Cunningham voted for $5 million in taxpayer funds to go into his and other politicians’ campaigns to pay for personal expenses and TV ads.

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Preserve America PAC

stated on October 1, 2020 in a campaign ad

Says Joe Biden is proposing a tax increase that’s “the largest in American history.”

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stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.”

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stated on September 29, 2020 in a Facebook post

“NYT is correcting their lies..Trump paid $1M in 2016 & $3.8M in 2017-18..THEY LIED..AGAIN. INFO ON TWITTER THIS AM.”

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stated on September 16, 2020 in an ad

Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.”

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Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment

stated on August 31, 2020 in an ad

Approving the constitutional amendment on Illinois' November ballot “would let the politicians immediately implement their plan to increase taxes on small businesses, farmers and large employers.”

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stated on September 29, 2020 in the first 2020 presidential debate

Says Joe Biden “passed a tax bill that gave us all these privileges for depreciation and for tax credits. We built a building, and we get tax credits like the hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.”

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stated on September 28, 2020 in a radio show

President Donald Trump’s tax returns show “what any wealthy person's tax history is, if you can believe it — which is good years and bad years, years of immense taxes and years of almost no taxes at all because you carry over losses.”

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stated on September 29, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says Merrick Garland is investigating Donald Trump’s “tax evasion case.”

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stated on September 27, 2020 in a campaign ad

The typical elementary school teacher pays $7,239 in federal income taxes, and firefighters pay $5,328, while Donald Trump paid $750.

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stated on September 27, 2020 in a Facebook post

In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750.

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50 Cent’s upset with Biden’s tax plan. What does it mean for the rest of us?

50 Cent’s upset with Biden’s tax plan. What does it mean for the rest of us?

By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 31, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s closing arguments of the 2020 campaign

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s closing arguments of the 2020 campaign

By Miriam Valverde • October 27, 2020

Donald Trump’s long, false list of things Joe Biden would ban, abolish or destroy

Donald Trump’s long, false list of things Joe Biden would ban, abolish or destroy

By Miriam Valverde • October 18, 2020

Ad watch: Joe Biden’s tax plan and middle-class tax cuts

Ad watch: Joe Biden’s tax plan and middle-class tax cuts

By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s ABC News town hall

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s ABC News town hall

By Jon Greenberg • September 16, 2020

Fact-checking Joe Biden's visit to Kenosha - on Trump, race, taxes and COVID-19

Fact-checking Joe Biden's visit to Kenosha - on Trump, race, taxes and COVID-19

By Madeline Heim • September 3, 2020

Donald Trump's payroll tax break not meant to help unemployed

Donald Trump's payroll tax break not meant to help unemployed

By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2020

The Senate stimulus bill: What’s in it for you

The Senate stimulus bill: What’s in it for you

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2020

Latest promises about Taxes

Create a health savings account

Allow individuals to deduct health care insurance premiums from taxes

Eliminate the marriage penalty

Create targeted child care tax credits

Cut taxes for everyone

Eliminate the carried interest loophole

Repeal the alternative minimum tax

Cut the number of tax brackets

Create a 10-percent repatriation tax

Lower the business tax rate

Eliminate the estate tax

Release his tax returns after an audit is completed

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