Mr Trump refused to release his taxes

The releasing tax records is important because it shows if they follow the law, if they are truthful and if there are potential conflicts of interest.

I mean so many people including pro-trump people make BIG SHIT out of Hillary Clinton and how much she makes for speeches but they only know that because she realeases her tax records. LOl. But they don't need to see Trump's? Ok that makes sense!

BTW, the audit excuse is a bogus excuse.
Donald Trump Handed Over Tax Returns In Casino Bids

Trump constantly lies and flip/flops on the daily. For the life of me I can't figure out why this does not matter to his supporters. Again the same people who would call a Democrat a flip flopper if they changed an opinion once in 20 years.

This country is going nuts!!

There is actually a reason presidential candidates started releasing their tax returns.    And that reason is Nixon.   Last night on Rachel Maddow show she provided the history of releasing the returns.

It seems that famous comment Nixon is known for "I'm not a crook" had nothing to do with Watergate but his finances.  To show he wasn't a crook he released his tax returns.  When he did they found help paid about $6,000 in taxes on about $800,000 in income.   The IRS did an audit and Nixon ended up paying an additional $400k in taxes.

When Ford became President he voluntary released his taxes and Presidents and candidates have done so since.  

I see Trump is making noises that he will release his tax returns sooner then later.  We'll see.

My impression wasn't how much she made giving speeches, it was who she gave speeches for and what she might have said in those speeches.

I think the public view of tax returns is needed as it displays the full disclosure of how the person makes money, speaking engagements in front of special interests groups, books, real estate, job as a pharmacist, investment in foreign companies, ownership in foreign companies, etc.  As others have posted, "conflict of interest", is the person disclosing per the laws.

Methinks many of those who don't care whether he releases his tax returns are the same ones who would be "outraged" if Hillary Clinton wasn't releasing her tax records. Fox News and the Tea Party and Americans for Prosperity etc. would have that on a 24 hour report cycle and recycle for days and weeks and months.  

Being transparent is part of being in a public office, and that includes your financials.

ETA: Copy and paste from a good article>>

Here are some general questions that a full release of at least several years of his tax returns might usefully answer:

1) Income: Trump has made the size of his fortune a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, implying that it’s a measure of his success as a businessman. He has also correctly noted that the income shown on his tax returns isn’t a reflection of his total wealth. Even so, income is a basis for assessing some of the foundations of any individual’s wealth -- and would certainly reflect the financial wherewithal of the businesses in which Trump is involved.

After Fortune’s Shawn Tully dug into Trump’s financial disclosures with the Federal Election Commission and an accompanying personal balance sheet his campaign released, he noted in March that Trump “appears to have overstated his income, by a lot, which could be the reason he has so far tried to avoid releasing his returns.” Tully said that Trump apparently boosted his income in the documents by conflating his various businesses’ revenue with his personal income. Trump didn’t respond to Tully’s assessment, but he could clear up all of that by releasing his tax returns.

2) Business Activities: Trump has long claimed that his company, the Trump Organization, employs thousands of people. He has also criticized Fortune 500 companies for operating businesses overseas at the expense of jobs for U.S. workers. Trump’s returns would show how active he and his businesses are globally -- and would help substantiate the actual size and scope of his operation.

3) Charitable Giving: Trump has said that he’s a generous benefactor to a variety of causes -- especially war veterans -- even though it’s been hard to find concrete evidence to support the assertion. Other examples of major philanthropic largess from Trump have also been elusive. Trump could release his tax returns and put the matter to rest.

4) Tax Planning: There’s been global attention focused on the issue of how politicians and the wealthy use tax havens and shell companies to possibly hide parts of their fortunes from authorities. If released, Trump’s returns would make clear whether or not he used such vehicles.

5) Transparency and Accountability: Trump is seeking the most powerful office in the world. Some of the potential conflicts of interest or financial pressures that may arise if he reaches the White House would get an early airing in a release of his tax returns.

For the last 40 years, presidential candidates have released their returns. Trump, of course, has portrayed himself as the un-candidate, the guy who bucks convention. But disclosing tax returns is a valuable political tradition that’s well worth preserving.

You mean like Obama's cabinet members and staff? 36 owe back taxes

And she had to link a 2012 article.

Exactly!

My issue is more with his demand that Romney release his returns when Romney was running but his refusal to release his own.  

So there is a statute of limitations on welcoming tax cheats into your administration?  Who knew?

What country do you live in? You mean you can see what everyone earns for a living?

Norway. And yes. And what amount of tax they pay. Most of us believe it's an important part of democratic control with the political process. If you believe the tax system to be unfair, you can then vote accordingly.

Owing back taxes and being a "tax cheat" are not the same thing, but maybe in beckytech's mind, they are the same.

Given his rhetoric, you wouldn't expect any diversity would you?