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- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent settled a dispute over a hedge-fund tax strategy that avoided Medicare tax.
- Senate Democrats said Bessent avoided $910,000 in taxes over three years using the scheme.
- Bessent disputed the $910,000 figure but created a reserve fund to potentially cover the taxes.
- The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Tax Court’s decision favoring the IRS.
