Well, how else are the rich going to get richer off us
Will Forte Says Warner Bros. Shelving 'Coyote vs Acme' Is Bullshit
Submitted 2 months ago by TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to movies@lemm.ee
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Punchshark@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Why is not releasing a movie a tax write-off? I’m missing something here.
Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 months ago
Essentially as long as it’s never shown to anyone and considered a non viable product they can claim the budget which was lost against their profit when doing taxes.
It lowers the amount of profit it looks like they had that year and this reduces the taxes they owe.
This is done in lots of industries all over the place, grocery stores toss lots of food and mark it for loss to keep taxes low as long as you never lower the costs so cheap that it isn’t worth it. Electronic components as well, chips being a usual one for throwing some away to quickly lower profits.PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Thanks for the concise explanation and clarifying its broader than this industry. I love finding out all the unique ways we align incentives against humanity/ reality. What a stupid fucking idea.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If studios gets a tax break, taxpayers are paying for the movie.
Release it for free with no copywriter protections for merchandise and suddenly this whole practice goes away.