[harry8]

If you buy assets you can claim the depreciation on them as a tax deductable expense.

If investment was tax deductable no company would pay tax ever. Simply invest all profits in an s&p500 index fund and pay no tax.

There is a distinction between business expenses and investment. There is one for tax purposes. It is abused roundly in tax dodges.

This conversations will now go nowhere. If you care about understanding it you've got some research to do to convince yourself, I will be unable to do so.