Donald Trump may face fight over planned move from NYC to Florida

[TexasTowelie]

Donald Trump a Florida man? Not so fast.

Despite a stinging “good riddance” tweet from New York’s governor, the president’s home state may not let him go to Florida without a fight.

Trump’s plan to shift his permanent residence to Palm Beach will likely be heavily scrutinized by New York state officials, who are notorious for auditing wealthy residents seeking to flee to lower-tax states to make sure such moves are real and not just on paper. Those cases can go on for years.

“New York says just because you fill out a piece of paper, that doesn’t make you a Floridian,” said Mark Klein, a tax lawyer who has handled hundreds of tax-residency audits. “People have this misunderstanding that if you go to Florida and fill out an affidavit, you register to vote and you get a driver’s license, that is all it takes.”

Even though it appears Trump has a strong case — he’s only spent a few nights at his Trump Tower penthouse overlooking Fifth Avenue since he became president — tax experts say it’s not a matter of if he will be audited but when.

Read more: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/310230-donald-trump-may-face-fight-over-planned-move-from-nyc-to-florida

[BigmanPigman]

1. "He is going to be in court(s) for the rest of his life",

a pundit on MSNBC said today. Good!

[Scarsdale]

4. More likely

in prison for most of it. IF there is any justice still left in this world.

[RockRaven]

2. If this attempted "official move" triggers some sort of official audit/scrutiny which would

otherwise have not taken place automatically/without other trigger... well that is pretty typical Trump, isn't it? This guy seems to specialize in making things worse for himself through unforced errors.

[napi21]

3. Even without this tax problem, he'll be in courts for the rest of his life! I wonder just how hard

it will be to find enough GOOD attorneys to handle all his cases? Currently, there are a LOT of qualified attorneys who have said ""I would NEVER work for him!" I sure don't blame them. He always tries to avoid paying his bills, and he flat out ignores the advice they give him.

TS for his kids since his legal problems will extend beyond the grave. His kids will have to deal with all the law suits against his estate. They won't inherit much, if anything, after all the attorneys are paid!

[Scarsdale]

5. Won't it be a shame

if Maleria ends up broke after living in misery for all these years? Oh, well, to quote someone famous "I really don't care. Do U?"

[safeinOhio]

6. Quick fire sale of

all NY properties might help his cause.

[hughee99]

7. He practically lives in Florida now.

How often does he go “home” to NY?