You don’t get to write off business that doesn’t come in. If a burger joint has a show month and can’t attract customers… think that gets a write off ?
Fagggt beer.
There are ways to write off business losses. AB Inbev has been rising in profits every year for at least the last 3 or 4 years that I saw. A bad year will not necessarily benefit them, but it will not be a huge obstacle.