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4. Salaries are considered a business expense. So, not profit.
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 02:45 AM
Feb 2012

Profits are funds left over after expenses are met, that then go to shareholders or a private owner. There are good reasons to be upset about a salary that high, but as long as the funds go to an employee and not an owner, they aren't profits.

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