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.
Thomas Northcut/Photodisc/Getty Images. The costs associated with purchasing a new vehicle can seem daunting. However, if you are employed and use the vehicle for business purposes, you may be able to write off, or deduct as an expense, some of those costs on your personal tax return.The key factor is that you must have a valid business purpose for the vehicle other than commuting to and from work.his is the portion of vehicle expenses that are allowed to be deducted on the tax return. Calculate the vehicle's depreciation. Record the purchase price of the vehicle on line 30. Multiply line 30 by the percent of time the vehicle is used for business purposes per line 14 and record the result on line 32.