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.
Your car's registration fee might fit into the IRS's definition of personal property tax, and if it does, it could be deductible. According to the IRS, you can write off the portion of your car's license fee that is tied to your car's value. For instance, if your state charges you $148 for your registration, which includes a $45 tab fee, a $10 registration fee, a $3 technology surcharge and $90, which comes from multiplying your car's $9,000 value by 1 percent, the $90 would be tax-deductible. The remaining $58 of the total $148 bill wouldn't be.