• @scholar
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    15 hours ago

    Would the ‘maintenance/development on top’ not be called profit?

    • @[email protected]
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      2 hours ago

      No, non-profits still have overheads such as fixing their buildings they run out of and if they provide a service then building additional infrastructure to provide more of it.

      That is not profit.

      Profit is charging more than your costs so that you have a positive balance afterwards outside of the overheads which can be withdrawn.

    • @Schal330OP
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      4 hours ago

      When I say profit I mean money going to shareholders. The money made should be kept within the business (where possible) to fund its maintenance and development.