Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle, Just remember, in all these depreciation based tax dodges(lease, investment allowance, etc), the actual effect is that it postpones tax payment, and does not write it off permanently. This is because if you get a large depreciation in the first year, you are going to get less in all subsequent years, and therefore pay more tax in those years. It is generally an extremely lousy idea to buy an asset based on tax requirements rather than actual need. Keep this in mind for any depreciable asset purchase. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:37 AM, Kyle Cassidy <kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu> wrote: > > Says Reuters: "Although bonus first-year depreciation has been extended a > number of times, another lease on life for this tax break may not be in > the cards." > > Which means it's time to make some business purchases over here at Studio > Cassidy. Has anybody else been considering this? What I'd like y'alls > advice on -- bang-for-the-buck recommendation is: > > > * Some sort of Leica-like camera system -- I yearn for the days when my > whole kit fit in a small bag. I'd coveted an R-D1 for a while but I think > the micro 4:3's have killed that desire. > > ? My thoughts now are: > > ? ? ?Lumix GF1 w/ the pancake lens: > http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PanasonicGF1/ ($1000) > > ? ? ?Canon Powershot G11: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong11/ ($600) > > ? ? ?Leica X1: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/LeicaX1/ (~$1000) > > > I'm also considering choosing from: > > * Upgrading my 85 1.8 and 50 1.8 to the 1.4 versions. ?(about $1300 if I > keep the old ones -- $900 if I sell the old ones) > > * Digital storage upgrade with two 5 Terabyte mirrored drives. > > * Another Leica d700 body > > * Hasselblad Digital back (who am I kidding) > > * Case of Laphroag for "inspiration" (who am I kidding x2) > > Any thoughts? > > kyle > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >