&gt; To pay taxes there has to be a profit first.<p>sadly, not necessarily, i.e. you can have taxes on gross revenue[0]<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Gross_receipts_tax" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Gross_receipts_tax</a>