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Re: don't understand finance

From rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.electronics.design
Subject Re: don't understand finance
Date 2017-02-12 01:08 -0500
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On 2/12/2017 12:57 AM, Jon Elson wrote:
> rickman wrote:
>
>
>> That's not exactly right.  If the movie owes payments on profits then
>> they will make the profit in any of the many service companies that the
>> studio owns rather than the movie itself making the money.  Taxes have
>> to be paid by someone if there is profit.  If there is no profit,
>> there's not much reason to be in business.  The only question is who
>> makes the profit and who pays the taxes.
>>
> Ahh, but profit comes AFTER salaries are paid.  Looks like you're going to
> make a big profit on something?  Quick, raise your salary!  Voila, no more
> "profit".

No, then it's *income* which not only requires taxes, but FICA!

-- 

Rick C

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don't understand finance John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-09 11:58 -0800
  Re: don't understand finance Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-02-09 22:54 +0000
    Re: don't understand finance Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> - 2017-02-09 16:24 -0800
      Re: don't understand finance Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-02-10 00:47 +0000
  Re: don't understand finance Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2017-02-09 17:58 -0600
  Re: don't understand finance Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-02-10 00:55 +0000
    Re: don't understand finance rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-09 20:02 -0500
      Re: don't understand finance Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-02-09 17:07 -0800
      Re: don't understand finance Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2017-02-11 23:57 -0600
        Re: don't understand finance rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-12 01:08 -0500
          Re: don't understand finance krw@notreal.com - 2017-02-12 17:03 -0500
            Re: don't understand finance pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-02-12 14:18 -0800
              Re: don't understand finance krw@notreal.com - 2017-02-12 17:40 -0500
              Re: don't understand finance John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-12 14:54 -0800
        Re: don't understand finance John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-12 14:51 -0800
  Re: don't understand finance Cursitor Doom <curd@notformail.com> - 2017-02-10 16:07 +0000
  Re: don't understand finance Joe Chisolm <jchisolm6@earthlink.net> - 2017-02-10 11:51 -0600
    Re: don't understand finance John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-10 11:22 -0800
      Re: don't understand finance Joe Chisolm <jchisolm6@earthlink.net> - 2017-02-10 14:11 -0600
  Re: don't understand finance Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2017-02-10 14:07 -0800

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