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From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
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Subject: Re: Taxes (was Re: Memory)
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 07:51:34 -0500
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On 11/19/24 8:23 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:55:15 -0500, -hh wrote:
> 
>> 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 ...
> 
> Worse than that, a misleading one. It might lead some naïve PHBs into
> thinking that throwing away money on expenses comes at zero cost.

Sure, but many will realize how easy it is to commit easy tax fraud by 
using this 'business expense' to buy a new laptop for their kid.


-hh