That face you make

What an idiot you are to believe Trump even sees his tax paperwork* yet alone prepares it. He has people for that.
* - Other then to sign it, and probably not even then. Most likely he has legal authority transferred to someone to approve it using his name.

You are conflating 2 different things- using legal means to reduce your tax burden and straight up cheating.

Dude has cheated at everything his whole life.

But you think he's gonna play by the rules for taxes?

I am a freelance copywriter. I am a small business. My accountant uses every legal means to reduce my tax burden.

I do not begrudge Trump or his company those same legal means.

I am saying that he cheats on his taxes. He's a fraud.

He ran a fraudulent charity. He ran a scam of a university. He cheated on all his wives. He cheated to dodge the draft. He cheated to get into school (according to his own sister).

But you think he does his taxes all by the rules?

Yeah. Sure.

No, I think YOU are the one conflating the two.

Trump to his tax preparers "Make sure I don't pay any taxes"

Any sane human: Make sure I pay as little in taxes as I'm legally allowed to