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From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
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Subject: Re: Taxes (was Re: Memory)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:55:15 -0500
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On 11/19/24 5:02 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:21:20 -0500, -hh wrote:
> 
>> A five year cycle works for business tax write-off purposes too.
> 
> People say “tax write-off” as if you deduct expenses against tax. 
> You don’t: you deduct them against taxable income.

Agreed; its a lazy shorthand, like saying Unix instead of UNIX(tm) <g>


-hh