Category Archives: Section 179 Deduction

One of the few tax deductions that really work for small business

November 2014 and Section 179

I wish I had better news to report in terms of Section 179’s limits. But I don’t. It looks like we’re going to ride the year out with a $25,000 maximum deduction. Yes, there could be a post midterm election surprise, but time is running out, and congress has never been known to act speedy. In fact, “time”… Read More »

The “hummer” tax break

It’s funny – all this time I’ve been writing about Section 179 and equipment financing, and I never really explained why Section 179 is sometimes referred to as “the Hummer Tax Break” (even though I’ve called it that numerous times here.) Way back in the early 90’s, a civilian version of the military’s “HumVee” was made available. And… Read More »