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Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $2B of U.S. Income in 2024

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Re: Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $2B of U.S. Income in 2024

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So I pay more taxes than one of the highest-valued companies in the world? sure the system works well

Corporate tax is quite misunderstood in my opinion.

Tesla makes revenue, and they have costs. Their revenues are offset by their costs.

Any profit Tesla makes is eventually taxed -- either when Tesla shareholders sell appreciated stock, when the company makes distributions or when they liquidate.

Corporate tax only applies to un-distributed profits carried forward from year to year instead of invested into the business or distributed to shareholders.

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