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Old 01-26-2011, 12:56 AM
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Recall last year (for some odd reason) the gov't was offering a tax incentive for SUV purchases. Anyone here who purchased a 2011 SUV know if this "program" is still effective in 2011?
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The "Section 179" deduction for expensing a significant portion of the purchase price of equipment in the year in which it was placed in service was renewed for 2011. A Cayenne does qualify as an SUV with a GVWR of greater than 6000 lbs.

Limits for SUVs or Crossover Vehicles with GVWR above 6,000lbs
Certain vehicles - with a gross vehicle weight rating above 6,000 lbs but no more than 14,000 lbs - qualify for expensing up to $25,000 (vs. 11,060 for passenger vehicles) if the vehicle is financed and placed in service prior to Dec 31st and meets other conditions.


See the link below for a detailed explanation.

SECTION 179 Business Vehicles
Old 01-26-2011, 05:08 PM
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This is interesting. So, I "save" my company money by having a Ford Explorer as my company car vs a passanger car (Cadillac)?
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Actually Jes- you can expense up to $500k for 2010 and 2011.

Section 179 Guidelines

For the 2010 and 2011 tax years, a business can write off up to $500,000 of qualified equipment placed in service within the tax year. The deduction phases out when a business purchases more than $2 million in one year. (Companies can not write off more than their taxable income). Equipment acquisitions totaling $2.5 million or more do not result in any Section 179 deduction.


http://financewithafp.com/blog/?tag=section-179

So yeah you can write off that 2011 Cayenne Turbo fully loaded all in one year. I've done it twice in the last two years.
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Hope you don't get audited. There are very specific liimits for Vehicles that can be fully expensed in the first year (above $25K).

They include heavy “non-SUV” vehicles with a cargo area at least six feet in interior length (many pickups with full-sized cargo beds will qualify), vehicles that can seat nine-plus passengers behind the driver's seat vehicles ie: a classic cargo van.

Don't think a Cayenne Turbo counts.


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Actually Jes- you can expense up to $500k for 2010 and 2011.

Section 179 Guidelines

For the 2010 and 2011 tax years, a business can write off up to $500,000 of qualified equipment placed in service within the tax year. The deduction phases out when a business purchases more than $2 million in one year. (Companies can not write off more than their taxable income). Equipment acquisitions totaling $2.5 million or more do not result in any Section 179 deduction.


http://financewithafp.com/blog/?tag=section-179

So yeah you can write off that 2011 Cayenne Turbo fully loaded all in one year. I've done it twice in the last two years.
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A few years ago, the Cayenne was one of the few over the 6,000lb threshold.



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