{"id":3363,"date":"2025-08-08T07:31:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/cold-or-genius-secret-behind-donald-trump-burying-ex-wife-on-golf-course-bonus-a-tax-tip-viral-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T07:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:31:49","slug":"cold-or-genius-secret-behind-donald-trump-burying-ex-wife-on-golf-course-bonus-a-tax-tip-viral-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/cold-or-genius-secret-behind-donald-trump-burying-ex-wife-on-golf-course-bonus-a-tax-tip-viral-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Or Genius? \u2018Secret\u2019 Behind Donald Trump Burying Ex-Wife On Golf Course. Bonus \u2014 A Tax Tip | Viral News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9492764\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">August 08, 2025, 12:34 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9492764\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-927501715 asubttl-schema\">Under New Jersey state tax code, any land that is dedicated to cemetery purposes is exempt from all taxes, rates and assessments.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-927501715 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ivana Trump died at age 73 from injuries sustained in a fall at her home. (Photo Source: Instagram)\" title=\"Ivana Trump died at age 73 from injuries sustained in a fall at her home. (Photo Source: Instagram)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-927501715\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ivana Trump died at age 73 from injuries sustained in a fall at her home. (Photo Source: Instagram)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">When Ivana Trump passed away in 2022, she was buried not in a cemetery but near the first hole at Donald Trump\u2019s Bedminster golf course in New Jersey. While this may seem like a personal choice, a recent post on Instagram suggests there was more than just grief involved.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">The post by Awareness Of Success claims a possible tax reason behind this unusual burial spot. \u201cWHY DID DONALD TRUMP BURY HIS EX-WIFE ON A GOLF COURSE? It wasn\u2019t just grief. It was a strategy,&#8221; it stated.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Under New Jersey state tax code, any land that is dedicated to cemetery purposes is exempt from all taxes, rates and assessments. Cemetery companies are also specifically exempt from paying real estate taxes, personal property taxes, business taxes, sales taxes, income taxes and inheritance taxes on their land.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><strong>\u2018No Property Tax, No Sales Tax, No Income Tax\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">The post mentioned how even a single grave on land can legally convert that land into a tax-exempt cemetery.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">\u201cNo property tax. No sales tax. No income tax. All it takes is one grave\u2026And the land becomes sacred ground,&#8221; the post continued.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><strong>\u2018Trump Quietly Registered The Land As A Nonprofit Cemetery Company\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">To take advantage of New Jersey\u2019s cemetery tax exemptions, Trump registered the golf course land as a nonprofit cemetery company, the post claimed. This move transforms the land\u2019s status, which potentially makes the entire property tax-exempt.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">\u201cTrump quietly registered the land as a nonprofit cemetery company. Just one grave\u2026 And the entire golf course became tax-exempt. Millions potentially saved in taxes. 150 feet from the clubhouse. The first hole now sits beside a legal loophole,&#8221; it pointed out.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">In the New Jersey Law Revision Commission, a \u201ccemetery company&#8221; is defined as \u201ca person, corporation, association or other entity that owns or operates a cemetery, but does not include a religious organization that owns a cemetery which restricts burials to members of that religion or their families unless the organization has obtained a certificate of authority for the cemetery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">The unusual choice of burying Ivana on the golf course has sparked mixed reactions. Some see it as a \u201ccold&#8221; move, others admire the cleverness behind it, calling it \u201cgenius.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\">The Instagram post sums it up as a lesson on how the wealthy use little-known laws: \u201cThis isn\u2019t just about one grave. It\u2019s a lesson in how the wealthy use laws most people don\u2019t even know exist. It\u2019s not always illegal. But it\u2019s rarely ethical.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\"><strong>Changing Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"14\" class=\"story_para_14\">Reports from ProPublica also revealed that the Trump Family Trust had sought to designate a property in Hackettstown, New Jersey, as a nonprofit cemetery company, even though this location is about 20 miles from the golf course.<\/p>\n<p id=\"15\" class=\"story_para_15\">Over time, Trump\u2019s vision for the golf course cemetery evolved as well. In 2012, NPR reported that Trump first planned to build a mausoleum for himself on the golf course. Over the years, his ideas changed. At one point, he suggested creating a cemetery with more than 1,000 graves. Then, in 2017, The Washington Post reported that he proposed a smaller, private family cemetery with 10 plots. Later, plans were made for a larger cemetery with 284 graves available for sale.<\/p>\n<p id=\"16\" class=\"story_para_16\"><strong>Ivana Trump\u2019s Death And Burial<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"17\" class=\"story_para_17\">Ivana died at age 73 from injuries sustained in a fall at her Manhattan home. Unlike many high-profile figures, her grave at the Bedminster golf course has no fence or public memorial, just a simple headstone beside the first hole. 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