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

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.

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.

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.

GR Baumann wrote: ↑Dec 31, 2025 1:11 pm 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?

$1000 in chemo for my cat.

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

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).

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.

Thanks all. He is doing well so far. The doc is pleased. He had some ice cream today and is napping now.

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.

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..

VSL vouchers

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!

Lawrence wrote: ↑Dec 31, 2025 1:47 pm Have you spent your 2.5 million yet, Georg?

4 million Larry, Lebanese pound.

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

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