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Re:Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summar... by nickff on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @06:46PM (#45662691)
They are taxed; they are taxed because they are a subset of profits, which is a taxed category. They are not taxed more than other profits, but that doesn’t mean they’re ’not taxed’.
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Re:Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summar... by blibble on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @08:28PM (#45663571)
they are not

retained earnings by definition are the accumulation of net incomes, and net income by definition is post tax

what went into the produce the retained earnings (profit) has been taxed

but the retained earnings themselves are not subject to additional taxation (with a few exceptions)

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