GET YOUR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AT A 35% DISCOUNT? WANT TO KNOW HOW?

For the last several years, our beloved politicians have made the decision to limit the deduction potential of your equipment purchases. But after almost eight years of sluggish recovery and once in a generation slowness for capital investing, the light bulb finally came on in December of last year and you can acquire new commercial equipment for a large discount if you take advantage of this new legislation.

Late last year, Congress brought back the strength of the Section 179 Tax Deduction for businesses. Under the “Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015,” the Section 179 limit is expanded to $500,000 with additional benefits of bonus depreciation for amounts over $500,000. The new law will make this a permanent change and that is really big news!  But 73% of small business owners still haven’t gotten the word. In a recent survey more than 7 out of 10 small business owners didn’t understand the financial impact on the affordability of commercial equipment. Well, let’s fix that.

The Section 179 deduction often allows small businesses (subject to specific limitations) to deduct upfront, rather than depreciate over a number of years, the cost of equipment such as computers, vehicles, manufacturing equipment, farm machinery, office furniture, etc. Combined with the benefits of bonus depreciation, the incentive to acquire equipment and stay on the cutting edge of technology is significant.

That’s a savings of up to 35% (depending on your tax bracket and specific situation)!! Each year these assets need to be purchased and put into service by Dec. 31 to qualify for taking the deduction in that tax year.  Please also note that businesses exceeding a total of $2 million of purchases in qualifying equipment will have the Section 179 deduction phase out dollar-for-dollar and completely eliminated above $2.5 million. Additionally, under this new law, the Section 179 cap will be indexed to inflation in $10,000 increments in future years. 50% Bonus Depreciation will also apparently be extended under this legislation through 2019, and will be phased down to 40% in 2018 and 30% in 2019.

Start planning now

By working closely with your tax advisor and an experienced equipment financier, you might be able to put more or better revenue producing equipment in-service. You can stop running equipment “until the wheels fall off”. You can bid on that new project more effectively. You can put more revenue producing equipment in-service. A little planning as we approach the 4Q can position your business to maximize this tax deduction and your opportunities for growth.

At Key, we work with customers every day to maximize their equipment purchasing power—putting more revenue producing equipment in-service—with a simple process. If you’d like to discuss how to leverage Section 179 to fuel your growth between now and the end of the year, give us a call.