Some People Think They Know The REAL Reason Joe And Mika Are Doing Their Show From Florida

I wouldn’t have noticed the difference, because I don’t watch “Morning Joe,” but word has it that Joe and Mika have been filming their show from a home set in in Jupiter, Florida.

Why would they do that? After all, this MUST affect the quality of the show, right?

Taxes. Joe and Mika obviously want to pay less in taxes.

Sources said the reason for the locale was a “tax dodge” — albeit a completely legal one — since Scarborough has a home in Florida and would need to spend a certain amount of the time there for any tax benefit.

“Mika just goes along for the ride,” a source said.

Scarborough, who’s still presently registered to vote in Connecticut., on Oct. 9, 2018 registered to vote in Palm Beach County, Fla. according to public records.

According to Page Six, the move to Florida has reduced their tax burden by over half a million.

Florida has no state income tax.

By moving to Florida, he’d reduce his tax burden by roughly $550,000. Scarborough reportedly makes $8 million a year and would pay 6.99-percent state income tax in Connecticut, while there’s no state income tax in Florida, the Post’s Josh Kosman reports. To qualify as a Florida resident, he’d need to be there 183 days a year.

An insider added that while the show suffers in quality from the couple’s makeshift Florida set, that NBC News boss Andy Lack allows it since he’s close with Scarborough, even though others at the network are not fans of the plan.

Their “official” cover story? They’re in Florida to spend time with their parents. Perhaps they ARE spending time with their parents, but I think the real reasons they’re in the Sunshine State are money related.

“Joe and Mika told the network last fall that they needed to spend more time in Florida for family reasons, because their ailing parents were there,” a source said. “This move was done with the blessing of the hierarchy at NBC News, and they were told it was fine to be out of the studio, spending time in Florida, as long as the ratings did not suffer, which they have not.” Both anchors’ mothers are still living. The TV source added that the couple likes to move between homes, and, “There has been no talk at MSNBC of a tax benefit for the Florida move, They have always maintained this is about family.”

Mhmmmmmm. Suuuure. It has nothing to do with saving half a millz.

h/t Page Six