Section 179: How Contractors Can Write Off Equipment This Year

Section 179 of the IRS tax code lets qualifying businesses deduct the full purchase price of eligible equipment — including shipping containers and generators used for business purposes — in the year they're placed in service, rather than depreciating the cost over several years.

For contractors and ag operations, that can mean writing off a jobsite storage container or standby generator against this year's income instead of spreading the deduction out.

Rules, limits, and eligibility change year to year and depend on your specific tax situation, so this isn't tax advice — talk to your accountant about how Section 179 applies to your business before you buy.

What we can help with: documentation. Every unit we sell comes with an itemized invoice your accountant can use to support the deduction.