No, Jeff Bezos cannot write off the full purchase price of his personal $500M superyacht Koru or its support vessel on his taxes.

Jeff Bezos paid $500M for his super-yacht and $75M for his super-yacht’s mini-yacht — both of which he’s allowed to write-off on his taxes. That alone would cover $180 in classroom supplies for every public school teacher in the U.S. https://t.co/rruas0wVF7 — Melanie D'Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) May 20, 2026 No, Jeff Bezos cannot write off the …

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U.S. taxpayers hit with $20 Million bill for Russian superyacht seized by Biden.

A mega-yacht seized by U.S. authorities from a Russian oligarch is costing the government nearly $1 million a month to maintain, according to new court filings. The Justice Department is seeking permission to sell Amadea, which it seized in 2022, alleging that it was owned by sanctioned Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov. Attorneys for Eduard Khudainatov, …

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