[9YearLurker]

What an idiotic spin on Section 179.

[Madame Dufarge]

It sure is.

[Alberta's Child]

Right. Section 179 applies to all kinds of business expenses. The only "gas guzzler" aspect of it is that business vehicles don't qualify for a Section 179 deduction unless they weigh more than 6,000 lb. (gross vehicle weight).

This provision was originally intended to limit deductions to work trucks, but it has spawned a whole generation of self-employed professionals (lawyers, accountants, real estate agents, etc.) who buy large SUVs that have no real connection to the work they do.