$1B in Taxes Avoided? ProPublica Targets TikTok Billionaire Jeff Yass

Feb 28, 2026

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Jeff Yass is facing renewed scrutiny after ProPublica reported the Susquehanna founder and TikTok (ByteDance) investor avoided at least $1 billion in federal income taxes over six years. The report matters now because Yass is also a major political donor and TikTok’s ownership structure is still a live U.S. policy fight.

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