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Section 179 not available

georgekern — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:58 GMT

For many years I have deducted purchases under $2500 like phones or laptops as expenses via section 179. However in my 2022 return, I am not given the option to do that. The program defaults to 10-year depreciation. Why would that be, and is there a way to change that?

Re: Section 179 not available

AliciaP1 — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 23:22:18 GMT

Your new property may not be eligible for the Section 179 deduction. See Section 179 property for specifics on qualified assets.

Re: Section 179 not available

Mike9241 — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 02:00:45 GMT

what type of property and used for what purpse? 10 year depreciable life is rare

you may want to review IRS PUB 946 Table B-1 GDS/MACRS column which is the default recovery period

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p946.pdf