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Elon Musk says he’ll pay ‘over $500B in taxes’ over his lifetime. What the math says and how to lower your tax bill
View original at finance.yahoo.comElon Musk says he’ll pay ‘over $500B in taxes’ over his lifetime. What the math says and how to lower your tax bill Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below…
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Taxing unrealized gains would discourage innovation
80% confidenceNearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake
80% confidenceWould pay about $11 billion in taxes in 2021
80% confidencePaid the largest tax bill in history in 2021
80% confidenceI will probably end up paying over $500B in taxes, inclusive of death
80% confidence