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Re:Tell HN: Help restore the tax deduction for software dev ... by stonemetal12 on Monday June 09, 2025 @02:20PM (#44227475)
After five years you are back to the status quo. It is a short term problem, long term there is no difference between the two. It primarily hurts young companies that don't take VC money, and shortens the runway of those who do.
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Re:Tell HN: Help restore the tax deduction for software dev ... by sarchertech on Monday June 09, 2025 @02:48PM (#44227850)
It is much worse for young companies for sure, but it’s not great for any company.

You’re forgoing returns on .1 * salary * tax rate for 5 years, .2 * salary * tax rate for 4 years… for every software dev in the company.

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Re:Tell HN: Help restore the tax deduction for software dev ... by lsaferite on Monday June 09, 2025 @07:00PM (#44230543)
It also affects hiring growth because every net new dev starts a new 5-year runway.
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