New figures in a report by the Home Methods and Means Committee confirmed that Donald J. Trump paid $1.1 million in federal earnings taxes in his first three years as president, and that he paid no taxes in 2020 as his earnings started to dwindle.
| 12 months | Adjusted Gross Earnings | Tax based mostly on earnings and A.M.T. |
Tax credit | Last tax invoice after credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | –$4,795,757 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2019 | 4,380,714 | 558,780 | –425,335 | 133,445 |
| 2018 | 24,339,696 | 9,356,232 | –8,356,766 | 999,466 |
| 2017 | –12,916,948 | 7,435,857 | –7,435,107 | 750 |
| 2016 | –32,409,674 | 2,234,725 | –2,233,975 | 750 |
| 2015 | –31,756,435 | 2,127,670 | –1,485,739 | 641,931 |
Tax credit embody international tax credit, the Common Enterprise Credit score and different credit.
Mr. Trump’s fortunes modified throughout his presidency, in line with the figures within the report, which embody particulars on the previous president’s tax returns from 2015 to 2020. Within the two years earlier than he grew to become president, Mr. Trump suffered heavy enterprise losses, the data confirmed. In his first three years as president, he had an adjusted gross earnings of $15.8 million.
Mr. Trump’s tax payments, after deductions, have been based mostly on his earnings when it was above zero, in addition to the choice minimal tax in 4 of the six years. The A.M.T. limits deductions that may have in any other case helped to erase his tax burden. He diminished his ensuing tax payments with a mixture of tax credit that included incentives and givebacks to enterprise house owners.
Mr. Trump’s earnings, by supply
| Class | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | $14,141 | $978 | $373,629 |
| Curiosity | 9,393,096 | 8,994,141 | 6,758,494 |
| Dividends | 1,729,897 | 337,938 | 21,984 |
| Enterprise earnings | –599,030 | 8,797,393 | 1,433,030 |
| Actual property | –7,882,011 | –15,939,523 | –16,746,815 |
| Different enterprise | –76,909,237 | –44,955,324 | –12,306,111 |
| Capital beneficial properties | 35,835,453 | 10,941,053 | 7,528,298 |
| Different beneficial properties | 6,603,042 | –444,633 | 33,740 |
| Pensions | 77,808 | 77,808 | 84,351 |
| Refunds | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whole earnings | –31,736,841 | –32,190,169 | –12,819,400 |
| Class | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | $393,957 | $393,928 | $393,229 |
| Curiosity | 9,435,377 | 11,332,436 | 10,626,179 |
| Dividends | 60,254 | 71,921 | 25,347 |
| Enterprise earnings | –430,408 | –225,560 | –29,686 |
| Actual property | –11,992,220 | –16,472,951 | –15,676,469 |
| Different enterprise | 4,826,478 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital beneficial properties | 22,015,123 | 9,257,197 | 0 |
| Different beneficial properties | 0 | 0 | –501,255 |
| Pensions | 86,532 | 86,532 | 86,532 |
| Refunds | 0 | 0 | 382,065 |
| Whole earnings | 24,395,093 | 4,443,503 | –4,694,058 |
The detailed data within the report present constant losses over the six years, notably in actual property and different enterprise, a class that features losses carried over from earlier years.