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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by gnopgnip on Saturday June 07, 2025 @04:04PM (#44212247)
Generally it’s not a choice. Valuable assets are required to be amortized over their useful life with limited exceptions
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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by rpeden on Saturday June 07, 2025 @08:29PM (#44213661)
For the tangible ones, it's often relatively easy to get financing that lets you spread the payment over the asset's useful life, which solves most of the cash flow issues you get if you pay in cash up front but have to spread the expense over many years.
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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by Schiendelman on Sunday June 08, 2025 @03:18AM (#44215240)
Your previous comment mixed tangible and intangible. R&D is intangible, so I focused there. Your response mostly applies to tangible. I think the other reply to you here makes a great point. Let's try not to talk past each other!
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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by gnopgnip on Monday June 09, 2025 @08:19PM (#44231140)
Valuable assets includes both tangible and intagible, it applies to both
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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by Schiendelman on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @02:01AM (#44233106)
Can you help me understand what you're arguing?
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