The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs

Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by gruez on Friday June 06, 2025 @04:57PM (#44204897)

>Wait - they are saying that employee salaries are not expenses?

>That is surely wrong? Just because those salaries are for R&D?

The same would be true if you hired a bunch of scientists/engineers and got them to do R&D.

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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by triceratops on Friday June 06, 2025 @08:16PM (#44206325)

Would it also be true if you hired a bunch of construction workers and got them to build a stadium?

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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by gruez on Saturday June 07, 2025 @08:23AM (#44209179)

Buildings have to be depreciated, so probably? If you have to depreciate a building if you buy it, why should you get a free pass just because you built it yourself?

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