Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Altaba Inc. (formerly Yahoo) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill Harmond who wrote (12889)	7/17/1998 10:57:00 PM
From: W. Luther	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27307

<<From a tax standpoint I think the expense route is always preferable, and all the Street really cares about is operating results which aren't impacted negatively by the charge. >> Sure, that's my point...you buy an asset that generates future earnings, but instead of amortizing the cost of the asset against the future earnings, you write it off as a "one time non-recurring charge"...so in future periods you recognize the revenue, but you don't recognize any costs associated with it...pretty slick, eh? Wade