Trump Advisers Try to Head Off Possible ‘Scam’ of His Tax Plan
- Moore cites concern about possible abuse of 15 percent rate
- Tweaks to tax plan coming in two weeks, candidate says
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Donald Trump’s campaign is preparing to tweak one of his boldest tax proposals out of concern that it might lead some high-income earners to try “to scam the system,” one of the Republican presidential nominee’s economic advisers said.
Trump has proposed to tax individuals’ income from partnerships, limited liability companies and other so-called “pass-through” business entities at a 15 percent rate -- down from a current top rate of 39.6 percent. That provision may get some new restrictions, said economist Stephen Moore, who has been advising Trump on tax matters.