Article Date:
November 2008


Word Count:
186

 

 

No Expensing Allowed on Purchase of Leased SUV


I have been leasing a Ford Navigator, and just a few months ago I purchased it when the lease expired. Since this vehicle passes the weight test to qualify for Section 179 expensing, and since I just bought it, may I claim Section 179 expensing on it? (S.H., Bloomington, Indiana)

 

No. Your SUV does not qualify for Section 179 expensing, because you used this property before you purchased it.1

 

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