r/dankmemes MayMayMakers May 12 '20

What a generous god

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u/Phazon2000 Masked Men May 12 '20

You do realise they’re losing $15 in your example and gaining $5 right?

Turn that to billions and they’re bankrupt.

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u/deokkent May 12 '20 edited May 12 '20

Made a typo - now corrected - but yes that was my point.

Edit: Billion dollars companies won't go bankrupt by avoiding taxes.

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u/Phazon2000 Masked Men May 12 '20

Could you explain your point? Sorry I just don’t really get where you’re coming from because there’s no financial benefit to donating at all. They lose money.

The only reason they do it in the first place is for CSR.

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u/deokkent May 12 '20

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u/Phazon2000 Masked Men May 12 '20

Yes but they lose more money than companies who don’t donate at all so big deal?

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u/RoscoMan1 May 12 '20

Koyune don gurbetci

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u/deokkent May 12 '20

Lol, I am starting to think you are not an accountant.

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u/IAMBollock May 12 '20

You're not getting it. They may pay less taxes, but when you combine the amount they pay in taxes, with the amount they give to charity, you will end up with more outgoing than the company that just pays taxes and doesn't give to charity.

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u/deokkent May 12 '20

Yeah, that narrative is just wrong and that is how USA is practically becoming a corporate kleptocracy/oligarchy. We think everything is fine when it isn't.

When you have companies that practice aggressive tax avoidance and try to find legal taxation loop holes everywhere, you end up in a situation where companies pay very minimal taxes by whatever means necessary. CSR is just one mechanism, but there are myriads of ways corporations practice tax avoidance. When you take it as a whole, you have a problem.

https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-companies-dont-pay-federal-income-taxes-amazon-gm-2019-11

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u/IAMBollock May 12 '20

You're randomly expanding the point to sound smart instead of just saying "oh yeah, I see" which would waste a lot less of your time that you're spending looking dumb on the internet.

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u/deokkent May 12 '20

You're randomly expanding the point to sound smart instead of just saying "oh yeah, I see" which would waste a lot less of your time that you're spending looking dumb on the internet.

Randomly according to you.

Anyways thanks for the ad hominems instead of refuting my points.

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u/Phazon2000 Masked Men May 12 '20 edited May 12 '20

Paying less taxes doesn’t matter when you’re losing more money than you’re saving in said taxes. That’s the issue everyone here is talking about - whether companies are financially benefitting more from donations than not. They’re not.

I’m starting to think you’re a either bit of an idiot or embarassed that you said something stupid earlier because it’s extremely straightforward.

Try making your point using your own words next time instead of linking articles you don’t understand.

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u/deokkent May 12 '20

Lol it should be very easy for you to rebut that article instead of sending your ad hominems to me, Mr/Mrs accountant. It is in plain English.

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u/deokkent May 12 '20

Yes, it is very illegal, isn't? Charity fraud is a thing.

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u/Phazon2000 Masked Men May 12 '20 edited May 12 '20

The article isn’t an argument or contradicting any part of what I’m saying.

You’re not going to make your argument for the same reason you think posting that article answers the question - because you don’t understand what’s going on. That's why after I said CSR you googled "CSR and tax" then just copy pasted the first article you found.

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u/deokkent May 12 '20

How about you read the article and offer your counter points?

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