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description: "Breaking: Meta just got caught classifying its AI data centers as "experiments" to dodge ~$4B in taxesHere's how biggest companies avoid taxes:1. Microsoft $Microsoft(MSFT.US): $18.7B total tax break, mostly from writing off data center buildout as depreciation before it wears out2. Alphabet $Alphabet(GOOGL.US): $18.4B total tax break, $3.9B of it from selling products tied to its own patents and software overseas3. Amazon $Amazon(AMZN.US): $17.4B total tax break, $6.5B of it from depreciation on its data center buildout4. Meta $Meta Platforms(META.US): $13.7B total tax break, $3.9B of it from calling AI chip purchases "research"5. Nvidia $NVIDIA(NVDA.US): $6.8B total tax break, $4.2B of it from selling its own chips overseas and claiming the export tax breakThese 5 companies claimed $74.6B combined, more than a third of the $204B in disclosed tax breaks tracked for public US companies in 2025"
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# Breaking: Meta just got caught classifying its AI …


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