In what has become an annual tradition, President Donald Trump is once again suing the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser over the valuation of his Trump National Golf Club. Publicly, he boasts of massive success. But in the court papers, he demands that county officials in Palm Beach lower their valuation of the Jupiter, Florida property.
Christina WilkieFrom the Palm Beach Daily News:
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Trump arguing in court that his Jupiter resort is only worth $15 million, not $20 million like the county assessor says.
But on his personal financial disclosure forms, Trump lists value of Jupiter as "over $50 million.”
So which is it, $15 million, or $50+ million? https://twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/958059439877230592 …
2:33 PM - Jan 29, 2018
The suit marks the fifth year in a row that Trump has disputed the property tax bill for the 131-acre course along Donald Ross Road. Even as he fights the county’s $19.7 million estimate, Trump’s financial disclosures in 2016 and 2017 list the value of Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter as “over $50 million.”
Based on the property appraiser’s valuation, the Palm Beach County Tax Collector sent Trump a bill for $398,315. Trump responded with a lawsuit — and a wire transfer for $296,595.01, which his Tampa-based attorney described as “a good faith estimate” of the sum Trump really owes.
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