MinhT1
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Business & farm

Section 179 only applies to equipment for which you retain the incidents of ownership.

 

Page 4 of IRS Pub 946 defines the incidents of ownership as:

 

Incidents of ownership in property include the following:

• The legal title to the property.

• The legal obligation to pay for the property.

• The responsibility to pay maintenance and operating expenses.

• The duty to pay any taxes on the property.

• The risk of loss if the property is destroyed, condemned, or diminished in value through obsolescence or exhaustion.

 

@smbenson123

 

[Edited 03/15/2021 |  07:40 AM PST]

 

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