Was Donald Trump's Motivation To Bury Ex-Wife Ivana At His Golf Club All For A MASSIVE Tax Break?!
02.08.2022 - 18:41
/ perezhilton.com
Did Donald Trump do it all for a tax break?!?! Not that we would be surprised…
Of course, we’ve been reporting on the sad death of Ivana Trump — the former President’s first wife and the mother to Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump. She passed suddenly last month in New York City, and a service was held shortly thereafter on the Upper East Side. But just when the public grief after her death seemed to be quieting down, it appears controversy has come again: did her ex-husband bury her on his golf course JUST TO GET A TAX BREAK?!
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According to the New York Post, Ivana was laid to rest at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The outlet reported her grave is “not too far from the main clubhouse.” That seems… interesting… but, hey, let the family do what they wish during a tough time, right? Well, it turns out there’s more to it.
According to Fortune, New Jersey law states that land being used as a cemetery is “exempt from real estate and personal property taxes, as well as sales tax, inheritance tax, business tax, and income tax.” Cemetery land is also “exempt from sale for collection of judgments.” So hypothetically, if Trump gets sued and has to pay out a judgment, he now can not be forced to sell the golf club because Ivana is buried there.
According to ProPublica, the Trump Family Trust had previously been trying to designate a property in the nearby city of Hackettstown as a nonprofit cemetery company. Now, it would seem that the organization is moving forward with that plan in Bedminster. And even though Ivana is the only person known to be buried there, that may not matter: at least one tax expert notes