3 ms·> companies are taxed on profits not revenues (!!) Businesses are always taxed on profits, not on revenues.by ekanes 16y ago> companies are taxed on profits not revenues (!!) Businesses are always taxed on profits, not on revenues.ahoyhere 16y agoNot true. Seems like quite a few places in the world have a tax on gross receipts - including, of all absurdity, Philadelphia.born2web 16y agosame is the case in the state of Washington - 2% B&O tax on revenue.