Scott owns a welding business in alabama. every year, when he meets with his accountant to file his tax returns, he claims that he should be able to show a loss on his tax returns. his accountant always shows a profit on his tax returns. fully explain what scott's claim is based on.

For a loss to be shown on his tax return, the total expenses (prices of goods, supplies, transportation and so on) must be larger than the sale or revenue.

Since he's always showing profit, this means that his revenue his more.

Scott may be including some illegitimate factors (factors that are not usually included in the calculation) in his calculations. These factors may lead to hypothetical loss for him.