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Re:Netflix's New Chapter by BiteCode_dev on Monday January 23, 2023 @01:37PM (#34493008)
Unlike netflix, Disney+ has a good incentive to never become profitable. It pays enormous licensing fees to its parent company. This means the profits flows to there, and they don't pay a cent of taxes.

Now you are going to say, but doesn't "The Walt Disney Company", the parent of Disney+, then pay all the taxes?

No, because this company is located in Delaware, which means it's virtually exempt of taxes as long as it makes only money from activities outside of Delaware. Which is does, since it's only selling IP to other companies, like the entity managing Disney+ which has it's headquarters in California.

Re:Netflix's New Chapter by tzs on Monday January 23, 2023 @03:17PM (#34494362)
That might make it virtually exempt from Delaware taxes, but what about Federal taxes?
Re:Netflix's New Chapter by BiteCode_dev on Monday January 23, 2023 @03:47PM (#34494800)
They still have to pay it, but skipping on the state taxe an is already a huge break, espacially since no vat is paid in the transfert.