Built by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), Oroville Dam is one of the key features of the California State Water Project (SWP), one of two major projects passed that set up California's statewide water system.
However, writing off the purchase price of the car as a section 179 expense, which allows you to write off the full price of a business asset rather than depreciate it over a number of years, is only allowable if the car wasn't first used as a personal vehicle.ection 179 Deduction. According to the IRS, the only year in which you can claim the section 179 deduction is that in which you placed the car in service. The IRS defines in service as ready and available for a specific use, whether personal or business.
A variation on the write off concept is a write down, where part of the value of an asset is charged to expense, leaving a reduced asset still on the books. For example, a settlement with a customer might allow for a 50% reduction of the amount of an invoice that the customer will pay. write off occurs upon the realization that an asset no longer can be converted into cash, can provide no further use to a business, or has no market value.