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Meta classified Zuckerberg as a researcher to claim $355 million tax break on $4.1 billion pay, NYT reports

Meta turned billions of dollars in Mark Zuckerberg’s stock compensation into a research tax break, arguing that its CEO’s work building Facebook qualified him for a federal government incentive for technological research. The company claimed roughly $355 million in tax savings tied to $4.1 billion in stock options Zuckerberg exercised, according to a New…

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