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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by gscott on Saturday June 07, 2025 @12:22AM (#44207398)
I thought wages were deductible anyway. Say you pay a developer $250,000 a year. The employee pays the tax on their own wages.
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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by notimetorelax on Saturday June 07, 2025 @01:23AM (#44207602)
No, not in this case. 250k is an expense for the company. Company had to amortize this expense over 5 or 15 years. (15 for software engineers outside of the US)
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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by Tade0 on Saturday June 07, 2025 @02:15AM (#44207779)
> (15 for software engineers outside of the US)

Yikes. Does that apply to outsourcing?

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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by walterbell on Saturday June 07, 2025 @01:20AM (#44207595)
W2 salary is different from fully loaded labor cost.
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