What is Section 179?
Section 179 of the IRS tax code allows businesses to deduct the full purchase price of qualifying equipment and/or software purchased or financed during the tax year. If you finance a piece of qualifying equipment - whether it be new or used equipment, even off-the-shelf software, you can deduct the FULL PURCHASE PRICE from your gross income. To take the deduction for tax year 2020, the equipment must be financed or purchased and put into service between January 1, 2020 and the end of the day on December 31, 2020.