I think a lot of people say that when they make an affluent purchase to try to justify it to themselves, and at the same time they think it makes them sound really wealthy to others. I have people suggest I buy an item, for an example, a new bad azz side by side UTV made for racing, and when I tell them I have no use for it they replied "well write it off, that's what I did". Totally clueless.

Yes, and they have never filed their own tax forms.

You guys are beating me down. I feel the need to sell the bosses shiny new 2018 Ram now.

I believe most females use that reasoning to spend money they don't have.

If you hear your lawyer, CPA or tax advisor recommend you to make purchase for the tax benefit, you should fire them immediately.

There is one time and one time only that a person should consider a purchase solely for the tax benefit. That is if you have idle cash in the bank and use it to purchase land.

Couldn�t agree more Zeek. As a business owner I hear it all the time.
Idiot, I don�t want to spend $10K just to get a tax write off. It�s still spending $10K.

It's the man's version of shopping and buying because it's on sale. My FIL 's motto "you wont go broke paying taxes, unless you dont pay them."

Are you saying it isn�t?

I am proof this theory is flawed. I have always filed my own tax forms,

Yep.

#1 Is the $10K a necessary business expense?

#2 Will spending the $10K help me earn MORE than the $10K I just spent?

#3 How can I structure the spending to get the maximum tax benefit?

I'm all for borrowing money at a competitive rate for business property, real estate, etc, if doing so will generate a better after-tax return on investment.

Or some dude spending over $75K on a bass boat...