Cannibalizing means removing parts from one government property for use or installation on another government property. This publication looks at common business expenses and explains what is and isn't deductible. The general rules for deducting business expenses are discussed in the opening chapter. The following chapters discuss specific expenses and list other publications and forms you might need.
Your best protection against fraud and faulty repair work is to find a reputable mechanic or repair shop before your car needs to be repaired. If you retire and withdraw a depreciable asset in connection with the installation or production of a replacement asset, you can deduct the costs of removing the retired asset. If your expenses correspond to goods or services that have been provided to you, or to their use, economic return occurs as the goods or services are provided, or when the goods are used. A public transportation vehicle is a vehicle, such as a bus or railroad car, that provides a transportation service to the public (including service to your customers, even if you are not engaged in providing transportation services).
Instead of determining the actual indirect costs of the service, a standard indirect cost allocation equivalent to ten percent of the direct salary and wage cost of providing the service (excluding overtime, shift premiums, and additional benefits) can be used. All TACs now serve by appointment, so you'll know ahead of time that you can get the service you need without long wait times. If your expenses relate to goods or services that you provide to third parties, economic return occurs as you provide the goods or services. An agreement that requires the previous owner to provide services (or provide the property or use of the property) is not similar to a no-compete pact to the extent that the amount paid under the agreement represents reasonable compensation for those services or for that property or its use.
