Internal Revenue Code Section 179

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Internal_Revenue_Service
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009
gptkb:Small_Business_Jobs_Act_of_2010
gptkb:Tax_Cuts_and_Jobs_Act_of_2017
gptkbp:appliesTo qualified real property
tangible personal property
off-the-shelf computer software
property acquired by purchase
property placed in service during the tax year
property used more than 50% in business
gptkbp:benefit small businesses
gptkbp:canBeCarriedForward unused deduction
gptkbp:codifiedIn 26 U.S. Code § 179
gptkbp:compatibleWith property acquired from related parties
property held for investment
property used for lodging
air conditioning or heating units (with exceptions)
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1958
gptkbp:enables expensing of certain depreciable business assets
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:farmer
investment property
property acquired by gift or inheritance
property used by certain tax-exempt organizations
property used outside the United States
gptkbp:hasAnnualLimit applies per taxpayer, not per property
gptkbp:hasDeductionLimit $1,160,000 for tax year 2023
gptkbp:hasPhaseoutThreshold $2,890,000 for tax year 2023
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Internal Revenue Code Section 179
gptkbp:intendedUse encourage investment in business property
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Internal_Revenue_Code
gptkbp:provides immediate deduction for cost of qualifying property
gptkbp:purpose to simplify depreciation for small businesses
gptkbp:reducesDeduction dollar-for-dollar above phaseout threshold
gptkbp:relatedTo bonus depreciation
Section 168 (MACRS)
gptkbp:reportsTo IRS Form 4562
gptkbp:requires active use in trade or business
election by taxpayer
gptkbp:subject taxable income limitation
recapture rules if property use changes
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:LLCs
corporations
partnerships
businesses
self-employed individuals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Section_179_expensing_(increased_limit)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6