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Comment on API AC101P4 Mounting Clamps for Truck Caps / Camper Shells (Set of 4) by Michael K

Michael K — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:35:24 +0000

last time i knew it could…as long as it’s a business expense…and can be depriciated as well if i remember right

Comment on BUNN NHBB Velocity Brew 10-Cup Home Coffee Brewer, Black by jmanadab

jmanadab — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:48:37 +0000

First, you get out your cordless drill….then…

Comment on API AC101P4 Mounting Clamps for Truck Caps / Camper Shells (Set of 4) by AngeloElectro

AngeloElectro — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:53:56 +0000

I think the question you are asking is whether the truck cap that you purchased is considered part of the truck, or a separate piece of equipment because it is removable.

Definition: Page 54 IRS Publication 946 on Depreciation
"…A passenger automobile is any four-wheeled vehicle made
primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways. It includes any part, component, or other item physically attached to the automobile or usually included in the purchase price of an automobile…"

The truck cap is not something which usually or normally comes standard on a light duty pick up truck, and although it is attached to the truck bed at some times, it must be removed and separated from the bed if you want to carry large size cargo. It can also be easily removed any time you wish to ride without the cap covering the bed. The truck cap could even be unclamped, removed, and used on another truck if you needed to do that.

Although I couldn’t find info on adding a truck cap to a business vehicle, I think you have a good argument that the truck cap does qualify as a separate piece of purchased equipment and can be depreciated separately from the truck itself once the accepted useful life of the truck cap is known. In your course of business, you would need to show the truck cap is more like a tool than part of the truck itself. You would need to show how it would be more like an accessory rather than a permanent modification to the truck. You would have to be able to show how the cap is different than something like removable seats in a van, or a pick up truck’s removable tailgate. Even though they are removable, the seats and the tailgate are normally thought of as part of the vehicle.

If you were to sell your truck, the truck cap might become part of the basis for your truck and sold along with the truck itself, but it could just as easily be sold separately or kept separately by unclamping it from the bed.

Therefore, if the truck cap is a separate piece of equipment, you can take the standard mileage deduction (which includes depreciation for the vehicle), and you should also be able to take the depreciated cost of the truck cap on Schedule C, as a separate deduction.

Of course, if the IRS disagrees or wants more information, you might get a letter asking you to explain your deduction. Just tell them somebody on YahooAnswers said the deduction was allowed.

Comment on API AC101P4 Mounting Clamps for Truck Caps / Camper Shells (Set of 4) by bostonianinmo

bostonianinmo — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:58:48 +0000

Nope. You can either apportion the actual costs for the business use and claim them or take the standard mileage rate for all business miles. It’s an "either-or" situation, you can’t pick and choose.

Comment on Lightweight Multi-Leaf Dangle Earrings by Middlefinger!

Middlefinger! — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:33:46 +0000

I, too, have sensitive ears.
You can find nickel-free earrings at WALMART, BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY, JC PENNEY, and KOHL’s.
Just make sure that the posts and the other parts that will come into contact w/your skin are nickel-free.
You can also find nickel-free earrings online at http://www.simplywhispers.com.
My doctor told me that I can only wear are platinum earrings.
Yeah right!
I don’t have platinum money..not yet, that is!
So..I buy what’s safe and cheap for the time being!

Comment on Lightweight Multi-Leaf Dangle Earrings by GJ

GJ — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:21:55 +0000

I have the same thing. I cannot wear fake gold or silver. I wouldn’t do that, unless you find some last minute real silver or gold earrings.

Comment on BUNN NHBB Velocity Brew 10-Cup Home Coffee Brewer, Black by Swanee

Swanee — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:43:55 +0000

Take off the brown water srayer and turn the whole thing upside down, the water will run out.

Comment on BUNN NHBB Velocity Brew 10-Cup Home Coffee Brewer, Black by crazbul

crazbul — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:55:57 +0000

Unscrew the sprayhead,take the machine outside,tilt upside down at an angle and the water will come out the tube. I can’t believe you hate a Bunn. I’ve had one for years and it works great. There’s no faster maker for coffee.

Comment on Lightweight Multi-Leaf Dangle Earrings by ndtaya

ndtaya — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:25:17 +0000

Don’t do it if your ears are sensitive. You need to wear either pure silver or gold earings.

Comment on Zen And the Art of Happiness by Rico JPA

Rico JPA — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:59:51 +0000

Mu.

Now if only I could understand what I just wrote to you. Sigh