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Fiscal Cliff Tax Changes

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Section 179 Limits Revised

For 2012, the maximum deduction was set at $125,000 (inflation-indexed to $139,000) with a $500,000 threshold (inflation-indexed to $560,000). The new law restores the previous limits of a $500,000 maximum deduction and a $2 million threshold through 2013, retroactive to 2012

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