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The tax stimulus bill provides real
incentives for companies to accelerate large purchases of software and
equipment.
However it is way
too late to get a new project into this year’s capital budget.
So the money must come from somewhere. In the
current economic climate companies are loath to drain operating cash
reserves and reluctant to utilize existing credit lines. We can
help! Selling your customer on the quality and utility of your systems
or equipment is only a part of the battle. |
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For example if your customer
is looking at the total software, equipment and installation as costing
250K. They agree with cost
estimates of saving 10K per month in operating costs. R.O.I. the simple view is it
takes 25 months just too breakeven and then we have the internal cost of
capital and alternative uses of funds to consider.
You can show the customer
they actually improve operating cash flow immediately by leasing the
system. Using an estimated lease payment of 5K per month as the monthly
cost to finance the software and equipment. Use the estimate operational
savings of 10K per month. So they are actually
improving cash flow by 5K per month each month they lease the system. If
they wait until the next year’s budget cycle they have given up 60K in
cost savings.
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Highlight the positive
cash flow impact.
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Operational cost
savings of 5K per month.
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2008 Tax savings of
$87,500 generates significant free cash flow.
If they installed the
system in September they would make 4 payments of 5K for a total 20K
with an estimated cost savings of 40K over the same period for an
additional 20K in positive cash flow.
In addition to the
operational impact they could immediately reduce tax liability by 87.5K
creating significant positive cash flow for 2008. From a business stand
point it makes no sense to wait until 2009. If the company has
exceeded the 800K equipment allowance under section 179 they can still
take an additional 50% bonus depreciation on software and equipment in
2008.
It may be easy to see
how upgrading your facility makes good sense today, not next year. You
can also see how commercial financing can make a project that was just
not going to happen suddenly viable.
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WHAT IT MEANS!
The
tax stimulus bill impact makes a compelling case for accelerated
Equipment and software purchases.
For a company in a
35% tax bracket they may be able write off up to 250K of
equipment and software immediately in 2008 for tax saving of
$87,500. |
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Your customer could purchase 100K in
software and or equipment.
Make 1
payment for $2,000 in this tax year and write off the entire
100K for a 35K tax reduction. |
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HARDWARE: 2008: 60% depreciation
on new computer hardware rather than the usual 20% maximum
(effectively an additional 40%): Depreciation would be half the
usual amount in 2009 - 2113 each of these years (to offset the
bonus depreciation in 2008)
SOFTWARE: 2008: 50% additional
first year depreciation on software: Depreciation would be
half the usual amount in 2009 –2010 each of these years (to
offset the bonus depreciation in 2008). |

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The new law
includes a bonus depreciation provision available for all
businesses on new equipment and software placed in service in
2008. Large and small businesses can expense up to 50% of the
value of capital goods placed into service this year, while
certain small businesses may have the ability to nearly double
the amount they immediately write-off during 2008.
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Blue Water News
March 2008
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