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Are donations to OSS projects necessary business expenses for tax purposes?

I run a small business and use open source software (OSS). I'd like to give money to the OSS developers to motivate them to keep doing it. I don't get anything in return. Can I claim such a payment as a business expense? I don't know if it would be…
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Does a donation have to be used only on the thing it was donated for?

I am currently in the process of developing an open-source computer application and it is taking up a lot of my free time, so I would like to get some sort of income from it, even if it is a small amount, however I would still like the program to…
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Would open source credit score formulas be feasible?

Do these exist and if they did, what would prevent financial institutions from using them? More Details: Let's say that some academics got together and decided that the 3 major US Credit Reporting agencies didn't have the best formula. Given that,…
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Is an open-sourced World Stock Index a pipe-dream?

I have noticed that many things in finance are closed or proprietary like MSCI Barra World (an index that tracks stocks globally). I sense that there may be a huge amount of work to do with such index but I am still interested whether anyone has…
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Can an individual insure oneself against the potential liability placed on software developers by the Cyber Resilience Act?

I asked a question on law about the responsibilities placed on open source software developers globally who want or have to stop work by the forthcoming EU Cyber Resilience Act. The answer has suggested that the responsibilities are significant,…
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Algorithm to minimize capital gains tax

I've made thousands of cryptocurrency trades and have them in a CSV file with the necessary fair market values. I'd like to use the specific-shares cost basis method to minimize my gains. Is there a minimization algorithm that I could use to do this…
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Can i add a paypal support/donate button on my opensource project on github in India(Specifically). And How should i do it?

I am an open source developer from India .I am opening up an open source project on github . I want to set up a paypal (support/donate/or whatever name is appropriate to put in India) on my github page. Now So I have read on paypal community link -…
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What is the closest you can get to managing your own DIY bank account without using any third-party or banking company?

I am just curious if there is anything close to running a bank account yourself. That means not signing up for a bank account from a bank or company, and it does not mean starting your own fintech app where you can create banking accounts for your…
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