boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSince Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase, firm reportedly lost 72% of its valuearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1712arrow-down133cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1679arrow-down1external-linkSince Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase, firm reportedly lost 72% of its valuearstechnica.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square75fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarerunekolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoTypically, losses in one year can be used to offset profits in following years, but not indefinitely… maybe three years tops IIRC. But that would mean the company would have to become very, very profitable profitable, which is doubtful.
minus-squareSeaJ@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoThey changed the rules under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act and losses can be carried forward indefinitely.
minus-squareHiddenLayer5@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYup of course they fucking did. Can’t have corporations paying their fair shares after all, that’s a concept as ridiculous as cold fire.
minus-squareSeaJ@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoRegulatory capture is awesome, isn’t it?
Typically, losses in one year can be used to offset profits in following years, but not indefinitely… maybe three years tops IIRC. But that would mean the company would have to become very, very profitable profitable, which is doubtful.
They changed the rules under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act and losses can be carried forward indefinitely.
Yup of course they fucking did. Can’t have corporations paying their fair shares after all, that’s a concept as ridiculous as cold fire.
TIL, thanks
Regulatory capture is awesome, isn’t it?