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Re:Netflix Made Record Profits in 2020, Paid a Tax Rate of L... by Schiendelman on Monday April 05, 2021 @08:38AM (#26698182)
A loan isn’t a loss. A business can’t deduct that either.
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Re:Netflix Made Record Profits in 2020, Paid a Tax Rate of L... by ysavir on Monday April 05, 2021 @08:50AM (#26698264)
Of course not. The $155k tuition is the loss. The $150k loan is just a sudden influx of money used to compensate for the investment losses, the same as a company receiving investment funding.
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Re:Netflix Made Record Profits in 2020, Paid a Tax Rate of L... by Schiendelman on Monday April 05, 2021 @05:20PM (#26704874)
It's not a loss - it's training. If the individual created a sole proprietorship it might be deductible, too.
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Re:Netflix Made Record Profits in 2020, Paid a Tax Rate of L... by bradleyjg on Monday April 05, 2021 @08:45AM (#26698233)
It can deduct the interest. It can also get an R&D credit+ for how it spent the proceeds of the loan.

+Depending on a lot of details

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Re:Netflix Made Record Profits in 2020, Paid a Tax Rate of L... by Schiendelman on Monday April 05, 2021 @05:19PM (#26704863)
Yeah, and if an individual creates a sole proprietorship they could probably hire an instructor and deduct that R&D.
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