Hello Maurice, nice talking to you !  

 MK> Really?  Do you mean if I were to contribute financially to Linux
 MK> based software that I claim as a part of a commercial enterprise then I
 MK> could write off those contributions 100%?  I find that hard to believe.
 
        Hard as it is, in this case it would be a no. It has to be an
  expense to benefit your operation. In your exemple, you would
  benefit Linux. Now if you bought Linux, you could defray its cost
  against your operating income. This sloop that I had on charter
  was a "business" venture and I could defray the cost of insurance,
  mooring, new sail and winter storage from its incoming revenues.
  Whatever was left, was added to my own revenue and taxed.

     
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