![FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking at a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, N.C. Senior aides describe North Carolina as a “must-win" for the Republican president. A loss in North Carolina, which Democrats have carried only once at the presidential level in the last 30 years, would make Trump's path to a second term incredibly difficult and signal dire challenges elsewhere on the electoral map. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AM3AD6LAQHFWMQOSCMCUMIVDDY.jpg?smart=true&auth=53331c2f5a0fac6c41d8471153f0d4211f4a6c76371ec443866331e8f0a65975&width=400&height=225)
US President Donald Trump used a number of financial manoeuvres to avoid paying federal income tax. Associated Press
US President Donald Trump used a number of financial manoeuvres to avoid paying federal income tax. Associated Press
How Donald Trump got away with paying annual income tax bill of just $750
US President's tax files show he lost millions of dollars on his golf courses and has $421m debts