Meta Told IRS AI Data Centers Were Experimental to Cut $6B Tax Bill, TechRadar Reports
TechRadar reports Meta told the IRS its AI data centers were experimental, cutting its tax bill by $6 billion; Meta and IRS responses were not included.
The account says the tax treatment involved Meta’s AI data centers, the facilities linked to its artificial intelligence operations. According to TechRadar, Meta presented those data centers to the IRS as experimental. The report ties that description to the $6 billion reduction in Meta’s tax bill. It does not specify which tax years were affected or how the figure was calculated.
Neither Meta nor the IRS was quoted in the TechRadar report with a response to the claim. The report also did not state whether the IRS has accepted the classification, challenged it, or continued to review it. No specific tax filings or other documents were cited in the account.
TechRadar published the report on Oct. 2, 2026. The article carried the byline of Benedict, a senior security writer at TechRadar Pro, whose biography appeared with the report. The report did not provide broader details such as Meta’s total tax liability, the period covered, or any response from regulators beyond the IRS.
The central claim in the TechRadar report is that Meta described its AI data centers as experimental to the IRS and that the description reduced its tax bill by $6 billion. The report did not include market reaction, congressional response, or comment from other companies.