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Should you deduct resale value of an asset when calculating straight line depreciation?
Yes you should. That is also known as the residual value and you would minus that from cost and divide by the useful economic lifetime if the asset.
Is section 179 still valid for taxes Can you still deduct equipment?
Yes. Very much so. It isn't that you can deduct equipment..it is (and was) that you can currently expense (rather than capitalize, and deduct through depreciation over years), up to an certain amount. That amount is being substantially increased.
Is it mandatory to deduct depreciation for the purposes of income tax?
Yes, to the degree the law reads your gain will be calculated from the basis of the depreciation taken or should have been taken.
Can I deduct the business expense of credit card purchases?
If you are deducting business expenses it is same whether they are on credit or cash or check. Deduct them with written records of who, what, when, where and why, the same as any other business expense. There must be a valid business reason for the expense. If you charge it in 2008 and don't pay until 2009, it goes in 2008. - HR Block preparer
Need 1500 computer system for your small office now buy on credit card hope to deduct as 2010 expense by paying credit card off in 2010 because you have little income left to deduct 1500 in 2009?
you meant you want to buy an eqipment in 2009 but want to deduct as 2010 expense Is that workable in tax laws How to go about doing it
