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Old 04-03-2010, 12:18 PM   #131
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Originally Posted by JaneFancher View Post
Thanks to the Thor-tool decision, those warehoused books became taxable items not just in the first year of production but for every subsequent year.
[nitpick]Not quite. The asset itself isn't taxed, but because it must be accounted for at full cost value, it increases pre-tax profit in the accounts, and so increases the amount that must be paid in tax.

There's a very good explanation of the effects of the decision at http://www.sfwa.org/bulletin/articles/thor.htm
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