>...They get to write off the instrument so it costs >them...nothing! >Regards, >Don Rose You must live in a different world than the rest of us, Don. <g> In the USA writing off an instrument means only that at the end of the year a teacher may choose to deduct part or all of of the initial cost from the gross receipts line, depending on what the tax laws allow, thereby reducing *only* the overall amount of personal tax liability to be paid. The dollar difference between the intial tax liability and the reduced tax liability is decidedly smaller than the initial purchase price for the piano. The teacher still has to pay. Keith McGavern kam544@earthlink.net Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA http://www.ptg.org/1999/conv/ PTG Convention, Kansas City, July
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