Sentence examples for as write-off from inspiring English sources

But a variety of shelters, loopholes and tax reduction strategies allowed the companies to average $304 million each in tax benefits — which can be taken as a refund or used as write-off against earnings in future years.

Ostensibly, these are the profits generated by normal business operations, ignoring non-recurring items such as write-offs.

There were deductions for a veterinarian and an optician, as well as write-offs for fine jewelry and parking tickets.

Paul O'Neill, Mr Bush's first treasury secretary, memorably quoted Mr Cheney as writing off the significance of budget deficits altogether: "Reagan proved deficits don't matter".

This was described as writing off loans "for underwater homeowners and distressed borrowers" and making other payments "for construction, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable housing".

(In truth, the first-generation Volt was as good as written off inside G.M., which decided to cut its 2011 production volume to a mere 10,000 units rather than the initial plan for 60,000).

Even so, Mr Koizumi's intention of making cuts in the budget deficit a top priority is ill-considered: to cut public spending or increase taxes at the same time as writing off bad loans would leave the economy winded.

Wonga has had to apologise and compensate customers for the use of letters from fake legal firms, as well as write off unsuitable loans.

Earlier this month, the European Commission approved the plans to do so, as well as writing off much of the Royal Mail's debt.

From their lowest ebb as write-offs with broken bones in the shadow of their team-mates, Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott have ridden a wave to Olympic stardom.

Home builder stocks have been in the doghouse and are about to slip below book value, which itself is falling as write-offs of unneeded land and other assets add to net worth-depressing operating losses.