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Financial experts predicted Jeff Bezos’s move to Florida would pay off handsomely—and they were right. So far, the Amazon founder’s tax savings have been astronomical, worth an estimated $1 billion this year alone.

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[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It’s called “tax avoidance” when you’re a billionaire and it’s legal

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 27 points 1 week ago

You know what else is legal? Denying healthcare claims automatically. When the laws stop serving the people, don't expect people to follow them out of the goodness of their hearts.

[–] TwanHE@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

It's called optimal accounting in my classes. It's not only legal but also annoying as shit when having to audit a company as a project.

[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 week ago

From what I understand - avoidance is using legal means to avoid paying tax, while evasion is using all the other means to evade getting taxed altogether.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

It's called that if you're not a billionaire and it's legal, too. Taking your personal deduction is tax avoidance.