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Old 12-17-2011, 07:41 PM   #77
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Originally Posted by rio7 View Post
Just want to throw this out there. For tax reasons, you might want to go for leasing rather than straight purchasing because if you have a small business, and the lease payment can be deducted from your business income, but the payment to purchase car is not considered an expense, but rather - the capital expenditure which should be considered as an asset and taken as depreciation expenses.
Indeed true. That is the reason why business owners or corporation prefer leasing over buying because of tax and depreciation purposes. You would think leasing a $599 computer over 3 years is outright stupid for paying interests, but that is the way big or small companies are doing that for tax reasons.
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