The Internal Revenue Service is now attempting to recover the $355 million in tax savings from the social media company. The IRS is challenging the legitimacy of the researcher classification to claw back the funds associated with the 2013 pay package.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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IRS Seeks $355 Million Tax Recovery from Meta over Zuckerberg Pay
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A decade-old corporate filing is the subject of a government probe into how an executive's salary was categorized for tax purposes. Meta claimed a $355 million tax deduction on Mark Zuckerberg's $4 billion compensation package in 2013 by designating him as a researcher, the New York Times reported. The company used the specific professional role to secure the savings on the chief executive's earnings.
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