• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Jesus Christ I’m tired of people not understanding what a write-off is.

    It’s a reduction in taxable income, not a tax bill. If your tax rate is 20 percent and you write off a $100 loss, your tax burden is reduced by $20, resulting in a net loss of $80.

    You can’t just make massive losses go away with a write-off.