Masonry Magazine December 2008 Page. 37
MASONRY COMPUTER ESTIMATING
Masonry Computer Estimating
That Does It All... in 3D!
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By waiting until January (for most of us using a calendar year), you will miss the current year's Section 179 deduction- a whopping write-off for up to $250,000 in newly acquired equipment. Plus, a 50-percent bonus depreciation deduction is available for the purchase of qualifying property.
Year-end tax savings
A YEAR-END tax strategy is simple in theory: Take maximum advantage of tax deductions in years when taxable income is high, and defer as many deductions as legally possible in those years when income is down. Others achieve year-end tax savings using a simple formula: Defer as much income as possible to the coming year, while making as many purchases as possible in the current year.
Making the most of either formula requires constant tax awareness but, remember, taxes should not be the only reason for equipment acquisitions.
Defer as much income as possible to the coming year, while making as many purchases as possible in the current year.
One of the most obvious strategies for small-business owners is to purchase furniture, office and other equipment even business vehicles near the end of the calendar year, rather than waiting until the following year. Year-end purchases can often be expensed and written off or deducted from the tax bill for the current year. This means a masonry business or a business owner in the 25 percent tax bracket can effectively reduce the cost of those year-end purchases by 25 percent within just a few months.
Section 179
AMONG THE REBATES and business incentives of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 signed into law earlier this year was a provision that almost doubled the amount of deductible Section 179 expensing for 2008, to $250,000. At the same time, the threshold for reducing that write-off increased to $800,000. Unfortunately, it applies only to property purchased and placed in service in 2008.