Ivana’s Burial On Trump Golf Course Earns Tax Break

Salon reports:

Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump, has been buried at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where Trump himself plans to be buried one day. As several people on Twitter were quick to point out, New Jersey land used for cemetery purposes comes with a significant tax break.

“New Jersey law exempts land used for cemetery purposes from income, sales and use taxes. The Ivana Trump burial site at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster likely delivers a huge tax break,” says Phoebe Wall Howard, a writer for Detroit Free Press and USA Today.

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New Jersey law exempts land used for cemetery purposes from income, sales and use taxes. The #ivanatrump burial site at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster likely delivers a huge tax break.@starledger @AsburyParkPress @nytimes @WSJ @washingtonpost @PGATOUR

— Phoebe Wall Howard (@phoebesaid) July 29, 2022

As a tax researcher, I was skeptical of rumors Trump buried his ex-wife in that sad little plot of dirt on his Bedminster, NJ golf course just for tax breaks.

So I checked the NJ tax code & folks…it’s a trifecta of tax avoidance. Property, income & sales tax, all eliminated. pic.twitter.com/VDZBlDyuhQ

— Brooke Harrington (@EBHarrington) July 31, 2022