On February 20, local time, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that as the most taxed individual last year, the next time he goes to Washington, he will stop by the IRS to say hello.
Tesla investor Sawyer Merritt retweeted an interview on Twitter with Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren attacking Musk for not paying taxes at all last year, adding that Musk would pay more than $11 billion in taxes in 2021, the highest amount of tax paid by an individual in history.
Or to prove that "I am not afraid of the shadow oblique", Musk bluntly said in his reply that he wants to visit the IRS, "The next time I go to Washington, I will go to the IRS to say hello, after all, I became the highest taxpayer in history last year." Maybe they can give me a cookie or something..."
Prior to this, Musk had a "war of words" with Warren over tax issues.
On December 15, 2021, Warren slammed Musk on Twitter, saying that after Time magazine named Musk the "Person of the Year," Musk should pay taxes and stop "taking money from others."
Musk then responded on Twitter that he would pay more than $11 billion in taxes in 2021, the highest in history, "just 2 seconds to open your eyes, you can know that I will pay more taxes this year than any American in history." ”
Bloomberg reported that if the payment is completed, this amount will set a record for an individual to pay taxes to the IRS.
Not only the IRS, Musk's relationship with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not eased. Previously, on February 17, Tesla and Musk's representative lawyer Alex Spiro accused the SEC of harassing him through a "serial investigation" of Musk or Tesla, "Mr. Musk and Tesla respectfully seek direction correction, and it is time to stop." ”
In a Feb. 18 letter filed with a Manhattan federal judge, the SEC said the committee's engagement with Tesla and Musk on how they comply with the policy met the expectations of the court overseeing the settlement, "the commission's law enforcement officers have ... Seek meetings and consultations with tesla and Musk's attorneys to resolve any issues regarding Tesla and Musk's compliance. ”