Meta Dodges Billions in US Taxes by Calling AI Data Centers Experiments

Meta classifies its AI data centers as 'pilot models' and Nvidia chips as experimental materials to save billions in federal taxes, including $3.9 billion in 2025 alone. The tax credit dates back to 1981, and Meta's own accountants see the strategy as legally risky.

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