Showing posts with label Section 179. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Section 179. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Example of Section 179 to clear up any confusion

Section 179 Example

A few people have asked me about an example of how Section 179 works. Here is a simple example, lets say as an owner you were going to show $50,000 in profit at the end of your 2010 Tax year. If your tax bracket is 30% then you would normally pay $15,000 in tax back to the IRS in April, 2011. If you added even 10k in equipment, whether it be computers or a work truck, you would reduce your taxable income to $40,000 and save yourself $3k in tax. Don't buy equipment just to buy equipment, but take a hard look at what may benefit your business and profit from