> that you capitalize costs that provide a benefit over multiple years
Do you see a difference between software development in a consulting business model (instant one-off benefit) and software development in a saas product business model (benefit over multiple years)?
> There are good arguments on both sides.
Can you provide the good arguments for capitalizing software development costs and not expensing it?
Can you explain the reasoning of charging taxes to a company that has revenue beyond merely 1/5th of its expenses (actually 1/10th in the first year, or 1/30th for international operations) and hence still heavily investing cash?
Do you see a difference between software development in a consulting business model (instant one-off benefit) and software development in a saas product business model (benefit over multiple years)?
> There are good arguments on both sides. Can you provide the good arguments for capitalizing software development costs and not expensing it?
Can you explain the reasoning of charging taxes to a company that has revenue beyond merely 1/5th of its expenses (actually 1/10th in the first year, or 1/30th for international operations) and hence still heavily investing cash?