如果馬斯克為川普工作，他可以​​推遲數十億美元的稅收

特斯拉執行長、世界首富伊隆馬斯克如果開始在當選總統川普領導下的美國政府工作，可能會獲得價值數十億美元聯邦稅的延期。

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and the world's richest man, could get a deferment on billions of dollars in federal taxes if he begins working for the United States government under President-elect Donald Trump.

特斯拉執行長、世界首富伊隆馬斯克如果開始在當選總統川普領導下的美國政府工作，可能會獲得數十億美元聯邦稅的延期。

Trump announced on Nov. 12 that Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy — a Republican rival-turned-ally — would be heading the "Department of Government Efficiency," or DOGE, once he took the oath of office on Jan. 20. The president-elect said Musk — worth roughly $300 billion — and Ramaswamy would help "cut wasteful expenditures" in the federal budget.

川普於11 月12 日宣布，一旦他於1 月20 日宣誓就職，馬斯克和由共和黨競爭對手轉型為盟友的維韋克·拉馬斯瓦米(Vivek Ramaswamy) 將領導「政府效率部」(DOGE)。身價約 3000 億美元的馬斯克表示，拉馬斯瓦米將幫助「削減聯邦預算中的浪費性支出」。

Despite the name, only an act of Congress can establish a new government department, suggesting that DOGE may operate as more of an advisory commission. However, Republicans will hold a majority in the Senate and House of Representatives starting in 2025, meaning they could pass legislation creating a new department if desired.

儘管有這個名字，但只有國會法案才能建立一個新的政府部門，這表明 DOGE 可能更像是諮詢委員會。然而，從 2025 年開始，共和黨將在參議院和眾議院佔據多數席位，這意味著如果需要，他們可以透過立法創建一個新部門。

It's unclear whether either man would require confirmation from the US Senate. If the position would label Musk as "an officer or employee of the executive branch," experts have suggested the Tesla CEO could indefinitely defer all capital gains taxes by divesting assets to comply with federal guidelines — billions of dollars that would otherwise have gone to the US government.

目前尚不清楚兩人是否需要美國參議院的確認。如果該職位將馬斯克標記為“行政部門的官員或僱員”，專家建議特斯拉首席執行官可以通過剝離資產以遵守聯邦指導方針，無限期推遲所有資本利得稅——否則數十億美元將流向特斯拉。

Musk, who in 2022 said Trump was “too old” to be the US President, ultimately supported the Republican's reelection bid by appearing on stage at rallies, posting to his followers on the social media platform X — which he also owns — and funding million-dollar "giveaways" to voters in Pennsylvania. Shortly after news outlets called the election for Trump, Musk's net worth increased by more than $20 billion as Tesla's stock price surged.

馬斯克在2022 年表示川普“太老了”，無法擔任美國總統，但他最終支持了共和黨的連任競選，他出現在集會上的舞台上，在他也擁有的社交媒體平台X 上向他的追隨者發帖，並資助了100 萬美元-向賓夕法尼亞州選民提供美元“贈品”。在新聞媒體宣布川普當選後不久，隨著特斯拉股價飆升，馬斯克的淨資產增加了超過 200 億美元。

SpaceX, owned by Musk, and Tesla have benefitted from billions of dollars in government contracts — something the CEO could have direct control over depending on how Trump decides to structure DOGE and Musk’s employment status. Even before the Tesla CEO's position was officially announced as part of Trump's transition process, many critics called it a potentially significant conflict of interest.

馬斯克旗下的 SpaceX 和特斯拉從數十億美元的政府合約中受益——執行長可以直接控制這些合同，這取決於川普決定如何建構 DOGE 和馬斯克的就業狀況。甚至在特斯拉執行長的職位作為川普過渡過程的一部分正式宣布之前，許多批評者就稱其存在潛在的重大利益衝突。

Ramaswamy said in a Nov. 15 X post that the DOGE 'department' would dissolve in 2026 after he and Musk had "downsized the government." He has also proposed making cuts to the US Food and Drug Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

拉馬斯瓦米在 11 月 15 日的貼文中表示，在他和馬斯克「縮小政府規模」後，DOGE「部門」將於 2026 年解散。他還提議削減美國食品和藥物管理局和核管理委員會的開支。