deduct

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So the increase in the amount of interest expense that businesses can deduct from their taxable income “means more will flow through to earnings,” Bartolini said.

From MarketWatch

The key to the chart is the spread between the two portfolios’ returns, which would not change significantly after transaction costs are deducted.

From MarketWatch

A “hotchpot clause” in your will ensures fairness by effectively deducting the advance gifts from their inheritance share, retroactively calculating what each heir has already received.

From MarketWatch

Other methods include deducting transportation fees, and excluding certain research and development costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Consequently, while the revenue stays on the books, the earnings attributable to insiders are deducted at the bottom of the income statement through a line for “non-controlling interests.”

From The Wall Street Journal