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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax <[link removed]> ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel

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How We Calculated the True Tax Rates of the Wealthiest <[link removed]> ProPublica started with a trove of private tax data — then analyzed those records, along with sources ranging from Forbes’ list of billionaires to publicly available information from the IRS, the Federal Reserve and more. by Jeff Ernsthausen, Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger

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