Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Have you factored in inflation? The investment return is far less than what you think. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: >> Kyle, >> Just remember, in all these depreciation based tax dodges(lease, >> investment allowance, etc), the actual effect is that it postpones tax >> payment, and does not write it off permanently. This is because if you >> get a large depreciation in the first year, you are going to get less >> in all subsequent years, and therefore pay more tax in those years. It >> is generally an extremely lousy idea to buy an asset based on tax >> requirements rather than actual need. ?Keep this in mind for any >> depreciable asset purchase. >> Cheers >> Jayanand > > I also remember that my Leica glass I got in the 90's are worth twice ?now > than what I paid for them. > Nikon Zero. > Not what I'd call a close call. > > Nikon glass is so great with the > CRC Close Range Correction > DC Defocus or Auto Bokeh (my term) > ED Extra-low Dispersion glass and IF ?Internal Focusing > Nano Nano Crystal NIC and SIC coatings > RF ?Rear Focusing. Even sitting down. > VR VIBRATION REDUCTION > But it doesn't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. > > Its all micromoter driven tupperware on steroids. > Here today gone tomorrow. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >