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  • neverscared5

    $1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla
    When money spent on assets doesn’t result in assets

    Such anomalies can be red flags, potentially indicative of weak internal controls. Aggressive classification of operating expenses as investment can be used to artificially boost reported profits.

    https://www.ft.com/content/62df8…

    • The argument is that Tesla had expenditures of $6.9B but listed assets as valued at $5.5B, about 20% less. Taxes and fees could explain the entire discrepancy.monNom
    • could but also could not.... what are the chances u think?neverscared
    • since he is whacking out all controls in the government i think its a fair chance he has weak internal controls.neverscared
    • If this was a singular event, sure. Right now that dude is under attack from all angles. As with any gish gallop, a large portion is going to be bullshit.monNom
    • https://www.wired.co…neverscared
    • u get the idea.. . rightneverscared
    • how large is that portion? any metric or just fabulating...neverscared
    • maybe they should hire some teenagers to go through their system and figure out where the money is going and who they can fire....Nutter
    • Did he say DOGE would save the country 2 trillion? It's all in good hands guys. He knows what he's doing. hahaIanbolton
    • u get what u call for... since musk is all out demolition .. attacking constantly he might get a blowback... although i doubt in this case...neverscared
    • when the numbers dont add up u cant blame woke woke..neverscared
    • It's a clickbait headline - neatly hidden behind a paywall. They've got nothing of substance in the article.
      https://archive.ph/0…
      monNom
    • so u dont get the idea... and the chances...neverscared
    • Why give him the benefit of the doubt? He's a con artist. If Tesla paid $1B in taxes it would make headlines. Cmon.i_monk

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