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Last purchase in 2025?

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Last purchase in 2025?

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Anyone looking at a last minute 2025 purchase for tax deduction purposes?

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:D For 2025, the deduction limit is $2.5 million, with a phase-out threshold of $4 million (indexed for inflation). Qualifying items include machinery, computers, desks, and certain vehicles.

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Not for tax purposes per se but I bought an alto sax. Haven't played for 40+ years but eager to take it up again. Arrives on Friday.
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Thomas Mavian wrote: Dec 31, 2025 1:27 pm Not for tax purposes per se but I bought an alto sax. Haven't played for 40+ years but eager to take it up again. Arrives on Friday.
Wow, that’s fantastic!! I hope you get much enjoyment from it.

I wish I played sax -it would spare people from the horrible noises I make trying to simulate one 😉

Me, I’m considering the Barbarian Cello from Loot Audio-sounds very good to me in walkthroughs. I don’t think I need another cello (or anything really) but….(sigh.) Anybody have that one? Talk me out of it.


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GR Baumann wrote: Dec 31, 2025 1:11 pm :D For 2025, the deduction limit is $2.5 million, with a phase-out threshold of $4 million (indexed for inflation). Qualifying items include machinery, computers, desks, and certain vehicles.
Have you spent your 2.5 million yet, Georg? 😉

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$1000 in chemo for my cat.
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soundbylaura wrote: Dec 31, 2025 5:03 pm $1000 in chemo for my cat.
I'm sorry to hear this, Laura. I hope that the cancer will go into complete remission.

Best,

Geoff


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The nine-dollar Cuatro + Charango combo from Loot won't help me much with taxes, but sounds pretty good (well, I haven't actually tried them yet, but they'll surely be worth the price, anyway).


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Geoff Grace wrote: Dec 31, 2025 5:27 pm
soundbylaura wrote: Dec 31, 2025 5:03 pm $1000 in chemo for my cat.
I'm sorry to hear this, Laura. I hope that the cancer will go into complete remission.

Best,

Geoff
. Ditto that.

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Thanks all. He is doing well so far. The doc is pleased. He had some ice cream today and is napping now.
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Poor kitty, I'm glad he got a treat!

My last big order went in a couple days ago, a Jupiter XM, which I really look forward to exploring properly. I borrowed one from a friend for a few days and it's a wonderful synth, very rugged construction and brilliantly made. I'm looking forward to getting acquainted with it and working it into local gigs.


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Acoustic samples’s Vhorns & Vbrass….since I had the Vwinds earlier this year that play and sound so good I couldn’t resist.

Prob won’t help with taxes..


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VSL vouchers


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My name is Nobody wrote: Jan 01, 2026 2:13 am Acoustic samples’s Vhorns & Vbrass….since I had the Vwinds earlier this year that play and sound so good I couldn’t resist.

Prob won’t help with taxes..
I probably should have gone there. I skipped the Barbarian cello, a little expensive for what my needs are.

Happy New Year!

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Lawrence wrote: Dec 31, 2025 1:47 pm Have you spent your 2.5 million yet, Georg? 😉
4 million Larry, Lebanese pound.

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My last minute impulse purchase was a iPad Pro for dealing with sheet music. 3 Choirs, tons of organ gigs, I'm drowning in paper I have to carry around.
Hopefully this will restore some of my sanity :)


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I'm ashamed to say that I spent £££££££££££££££££ just to lower the tax bill for last year. I feel so dirty.

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