Tech: Yada Yada Yada Write-offs

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4.6 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2016

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Inspired by a Seinfeld clip, we dive into the topic of write-offs and the different forms they take. A special thanks to Audible for supporting our podcast. Listeners can get a free 30 day trial at audible.com/fool.

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0:00.0	This episode of the Motley Fool's industry focus podcast is brought to you by audible.com.
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0:22.0	forward slash fool.
0:23.4	Welcome to Industry Focus, the podcast that dives into a different sector
0:26.4	of the stock market every day.
0:27.8	Today is Friday the 13th, so we're talking tech write-offs
0:30.6	and yada yyada-yada. I'm joined today by Dylan Lewis but before we dive
0:41.6	in we are going to play a short clip.
0:44.0	Is this my stereo?
0:46.0	Oh, hey, you got it.
0:48.0	Hey, what happened to my stereo?
0:50.0	It's all smashed up.
0:52.0	That's right. Now, it looks like it was broken during shipping and I insured it for $400
0:56.8	But you're supposed to get me a refund? You can't get a refund. Your warranty expired two years ago
1:03.0	So we're gonna to make the post office pay for my new stereo now?
1:07.0	It's a write-off for them.
1:08.0	How is it a write-off?
1:10.0	They just write it off.
1:12.0	Write it off what?
1:14.0	Jerry, all these big companies, they write off everything.
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