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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by mixdup on Friday June 06, 2025 @05:38PM (#44205245)
What other cost do you think goes into software development? Companies are not spending that much money on IDE licenses. The vast, vast majority of software/R&D costs are labor
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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by MattPalmer1086 on Saturday June 07, 2025 @06:58AM (#44208820)
So? They are all costs, whatever their source.

In the UK, business gets taxed on profit, which is what is left from revenue after subtracting costs.

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