kescrib
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Cell Phone Depreciation when purchased on a monthly plan

With our AT&T plan, you can't purchase a new I-phone outright. So you pay a reduced amount for the phone ($20 per month) for three years.  You do pay the sales tax up front (@$200).  Do I list this as a depreciable asset - if so, how much) or do I count it as part of my monthly cell phone service expenses?

 

Also, the basic cost of cell service is the same - no matter how much of the time it's used exclusively for business. Why isn't that total cost deductible.  You can't reasonably buy partial service.