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Kiplinger
Kiplinger
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Kelley R. Taylor

No TikTok, No Taxes? App Ban Threat Sparks Creator Tax Rebellion

The word tax on an ivory background.

Time has flown since last week when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law that would effectively have banned TikTok by January 19 unless ByteDance sells the app. Since then, TikTok was granted a 75-day extension (more on that later), but before that happened, some creators threatened a controversial response: refusing to pay their taxes.

Several influencers took to the platform to voice their intentions:

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