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How can the IRS help me purchase office equipment?

December 12th, 2011 by under Print & Copy Best Practices. No Comments.

Essentially, Section 179 works like this:

When a business buys certain items of equipment, like a copier or printer(s) it typically gets to write them off during a (5) year depreciation period. (more…)

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How much will your company spend for printing and copying for each employee?

April 11th, 2011 by under Print & Copy Best Practices. No Comments.

Over $800 yearly.   Those are” hard costs” which include paper, toner, acquisition costs, machine repair costs.

Here is how that is figured

Per Page Cost No of pages printed daily Total Daily Cost Total Yearly Cost
Toner/Ink Supplies 0.020 45 0.90 225
Acquisition 0.050 45 2.25 562.5
Service 0.007 45 0.32 78.75
Total 866.25

Sadly, hard costs are just a small portion of  the true price of printing/copying representing just 10% of the overall cost.  See the bigger picture by going to our previous article.

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Are Copiers Still Relevent?

February 7th, 2011 by under Print & Copy Best Practices. 2 Comments.

I can’t remember the last time I felt good after reviewing a prospective client’s copier fleet billing.  Last week I saw yet another example of the type of abuse companies routinely receive at the hands of their copier dealer.  This client has 30 machines, all of them 11×17 tabloid-capable tanks.   Here’s an example of one of their typical devices.  (more…)

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How Upgrading Sooner Could Save You Money

February 2nd, 2011 by under Multifunction Printer MFP. No Comments.

Trying to squeeze every last page out of that Multifunction before you break down and get a new one? Bravo from the Bottom Line to you; but if you haven’t considered this, you may be making a mistake….. (more…)

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Going Green: Earth First Thinking for Greedy Capitalists

January 2nd, 2011 by under Environmental Solutions. No Comments.

The Businessman’s Argument Against the Green Movement:

  • Climate gate has officially debunked man made global warming.
  • Al Gore, the poster child of global warming was warning us about a coming ice age in the 70s.
  • One volcanic eruption puts out more carbon dioxide than every factory and car there is.
  • Cows emit more greenhouse gasses than cars. Then the one two punch of
  • Historical Climate Cycles existed before the industrial revolution
  • Two straight incredibly cold winters. (more…)
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