(What the IRS will ask for to keep your tax deductions)
Annual information (if you have Acrobat reader, you can look at an example prepared by the IRS - Daily car Log Weekly Travel Expense )
| Date | Odometer Reading |
| January 1 - or the first day of your tax year | |
| December 31 - or the last day of your tax year | |
| Total for the year |
New vehicle purchases or trades
The form below is a copy of an Excel spreadsheet. If you own MS Excel you will be able to double click on the link furnished, open the Excel form, save it to yoru disk, fill it in and then return it to me by email. Equipment.xls
Equipment and Loan Information |
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New Equipment description: |
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Purchase Date |
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Dated started using the equipment |
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REF NBR |
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Trade in description: |
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Cost shown on depreciation schedule |
$ - |
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Accumulated depreciation |
$ - |
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Amount of loan still owing on trade-in |
$ - |
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Ref number on depreciation schedule |
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Down payment made on the equipment |
$ - |
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Check number and date for down payment |
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Loan description: |
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Annual % Rate |
0.00% |
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Amount of loan |
$ - |
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Date of loan |
1/0/1900 |
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First payment date |
1/0/1900 |
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Number of payments |
0 |
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Amount of payment |
$ - |
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Borrower |
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Signer of note |
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Who used the equipment or loan proceeds? |
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"NET PAYOFF" BALANCE |
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DATE |
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Total interest charged |
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Please attach copies of Reg Z disclosure and the promissory note |
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Depreciable basis of new equipment: |
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Adjusted basis of trade in |
$ - |
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Down payment |
$ - |
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Loan proceeds |
$ - |
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Tax Basis of new equipment |
$ - |
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This information is used to calculate tax depreciation on your depreciable assets. This |
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information is used to prepare your tax return and your financial statements. If you borrow |
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the money personally and allow a corporation you own to use the equipment - show that |
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you are the borrower and the signer of the note. Show that the company has benefit of the |
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use of the item[s]. |
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Preserve the "Blank Form" |
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You may copy the form from one tab/worksheet to a new worksheet |
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You may decide to name the w/s tabs with the equipment name |
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You may need more than one w/s foreach month |
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If this is a lease purchase, then please write in the market value at the date of the lease |
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Write in the total number of payments required |
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Write in the amount of each payment |
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Write down the initial cash payments for the lease |
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Write down the requirements for you to own the equipment at the end of the lease. |
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The form below is for recording your business trips in your automobile.
| Date | From | To | Miles | Refer to invoice #, etc. | Driver/Business Reason/Contact person |