--- description: Donald Trump said Friday that his tax rate is "none of your business," responding to an ongoing push to get him to release his tax returns title: Donald Trump Says His Tax Rate is 'None of Your Business' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4735c4df6d008bd/698893278e06019c7c465dda/donald-trump9.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Donald Trump Says His Tax Rate Is 'None of Your Business'  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 13, 2016 2:19 PM CUT  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Spokane, Wash., on May 7, 2016. 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Warren—AP  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 13, 2016 2:19 PM CUT Donald Trump [said Friday](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-refuses-reveal-tax-rate-business/story?id=39086788 "undefined") that his tax rate is “none of your business,” responding to an [ongoing push](http://time.com/4327012/mitt-romney-donald-trump-tax-returns/ "undefined") to get the presumptive Republican nominee to release his tax returns. “It’s none of your business,” Trump said [in an interview on Friday](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-refuses-reveal-tax-rate-business/story?id=39086788 "undefined"), when ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos asked what his tax rate is. “You’ll see it when I release, but I fight very hard to pay as little tax as possible,” he added, saying he believes the government wastes taxpayer money. Mitt Romney this week [called on Trump to release his tax returns](http://time.com/4327012/mitt-romney-donald-trump-tax-returns/ "undefined"), warning that his refusal to do so is evidence of a “bombshell” in the documents. Trump has maintained that he will release his tax returns after an IRS audit is complete, saying Friday that he hopes it’s before the election. **Read more:** [5 Interesting Things We Learned From Presidential Tax Returns](http://time.com/4327012/mitt-romney-donald-trump-tax-returns/ "undefined") “I don’t think they do,” Trump said Friday, when asked if voters have a right to see his tax returns before they vote in November. “But I do say this, I will really gladly give them.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4329179/donald-trump-tax-returns-release-tax-rate/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4329179/donald-trump-tax-returns-release-tax-rate/"},"headline":"Donald Trump Says His Tax Rate Is 'None of Your Business'","datePublished":"2016-05-13T14:19:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:31:56.029Z","description":"Trump said he doesn't think voters have a right to see his tax returns","url":"https://time.com/4329179/donald-trump-tax-returns-release-tax-rate/","keywords":["Donald Trump","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4735c4df6d008bd/698893278e06019c7c465dda/donald-trump9.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4735c4df6d008bd/698893278e06019c7c465dda/donald-trump9.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, May 7, 2016. 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