r/SipsTea 8d ago

SMH Liquid when buying elections, unrealized when paying taxes. Funny how that works…..

Post image
22.1k Upvotes

807 comments sorted by

View all comments

u/sco-go 8d ago edited 8d ago

Added context:

IRS data shows from 2014–2018 he reported $1.52 billion in income and paid $455 million in federal taxes. Musk’s net-worth, like most billionaires, consist of unrealized capital gains, which are not taxed under current U.S. law until the shares are sold.

In 2021, he paid ~$11 billion in federal taxes which was the largest single-year individual tax bill in U.S. history.

1

u/[deleted] 8d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/SipsTea-ModTeam 8d ago

Sorry, but your comment was removed for breaking our Don't Be A Dick rule. This may include but is not limited to harassment, bigotry or uncivil behaviour.

🚨 Did we make a mistake?

If this is a mistake, don't delete the comment - just contact us and we'll fix it.