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Assets – Records to keep










         When and how                                                                                              Asset use
         acquired



         Purchase Price                                                                                            Asset disposal





         Cost of any                                                 Asset                                         Selling price
         improvements                                               Records



         Sec 179 deduction                                                                                         Expenses of sale
         taken



         Depreciation                                                                                              Additional
                                                                                                                   documents


        Proof of payment of an amount, by                                                            The following documents may
        itself, does not establish you are                                                           show this information.
        entitled to a tax deduction. You should                                                      •    Purchase and sales invoices.
        also keep other documents, such as                                                           •    Real estate closing

        credit card sales slips and invoices, to                                                          statements.
        show that you also incurred the cost.                                                        •    Canceled checks.           57
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