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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q

(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000

( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        Commission File Number: 33-89476

                      COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND II
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      Pennsylvania                                  23-2795120
(State or other jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)

                            1160 West Swedesford Road
                           Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312
          (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

                                 (610) 647-6800
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (i) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (ii) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days:


                  YES  [X]                 NO   [   ]
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                      COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND II
                                 BALANCE SHEETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                        (AUDITED)
                                                      SEPTEMBER 30,    DECEMBER 31,
                                                           2000            1999

                                                      ---------------  --------------
ASSETS
<S>                                                    <C>               <C>
Cash and cash equivalents                              $    211,584      $     52,323
Lease income receivable                                     397,018           300,507
Accounts Receivable -  General Partner                       36,793            34,918
Other receivables and deposits                               30,689            30,689

Computer equipment, at cost                              12,496,940        15,099,876
Accumulated depreciation                                 (8,582,184)       (8,294,526)

                                                       ------------      ------------
                                                          3,914,756         6,805,350
Equipment acquisition costs and deferred expenses,
net of accumulated amortization of $607,473 in
2000 and $474,458 in 1999                                   113,180           232,635

                                                       ------------      ------------
Total Assets                                           $  4,704,020      $  7,456,422

                                                       ============      ============

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable                                       $     94,512      $     87,558
Accounts payable-Commonwealth Capital Corp.                   4,508                --
Unearned lease income                                        31,144           162,934
Notes payable                                             1,587,298         3,326,191

                                                       ------------      ------------
Total liabilities                                         1,717,462         3,576,683

Partners' capital:
General partner                                               1,000             1,000
Limited partner                                           2,985,558         3,878,739

                                                       ------------      ------------
Total partners' capital                                   2,986,558         3,879,739

                                                       ------------      ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY                 $  4,704,020      $  7,456,422
                                                       ============      ============
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                             See accompanying notes

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                COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND II

                      STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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<CAPTION>

                                                           THREE MONTHS ENDED               NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                              SEPTEMBER 30,                    SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                         2000             1999            2000             1999
                                                      ----------------------------     ----------------------------
<S>                                                   <C>              <C>             <C>              <C>
INCOME:
Lease                                                 $ 1,000,560      $ 1,160,498     $ 3,208,166      $ 3,451,987
Interest and other                                          1,161            3,102           4,430            8,264
Gain on sale of computer equipment                             --           42,826              --           42,826
                                                      -----------      -----------     -----------      -----------
                                                        1,001,721        1,206,426       3,212,596        3,503,077

Expenses:
Operating, excluding depreciation                          60,286          122,268         147,188          240,500
Equipment management fee - General Partner                 50,028           57,525         175,905          172,472
Interest                                                   34,704           66,654         133,130          227,150
Depreciation                                              835,013          893,264       2,722,395        2,527,531
Amortization of  equipment acquisition costs
and deferred expenses                                      32,436           56,361         133,015          172,814
Loss on sale of computer equipment                         24,094               --         101,479               --
                                                      -----------      -----------     -----------      -----------
                                                        1,036,561        1,196,072       3,413,112        3,340,467
                                                      -----------      -----------     -----------      -----------

Net income (loss)                                     $   (34,840)     $    10,354     $  (200,516)     $   162,610
                                                      ===========      ===========     ===========      ===========

Net income (loss) per equivalent limited
  partnership unit                                    $     (0.08)     $      0.02     $     (0.43)     $      0.35

Weighted Average numner of equivalent limited
  partnership units outstanding during the period         461,817          461,817         461,817          461,817
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                             See accompanying notes

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                      COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND II

                         STATEMENT OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL

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<CAPTION>

                                                PARTNER UNITS                      GENERAL        LIMITED
                                                   GENERAL        LIMITED          PARTNER         PARTNER           TOTAL
                                             --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                                                   <C>         <C>           <C>            <C>               <C>
Partners' capital - December 31, 1995                 50          183,947       $     1,000    $   3,155,521     $   3,156,521
  Contributions                                                   218,572                          4,371,440         4,371,440
  Offering costs                                                                                    (487,440)         (487,440)
  Net income (loss)                                                                   6,080           (6,810)             (730)
  Distribution                                                                       (6,080)        (601,965)         (608,045)

                                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Partners' capital - December 31, 1996                 50          402,519             1,000        6,430,920         6,431,920
  Contributions                                                   59,298                           1,185,785         1,185,785
  Offering costs                                                                                    (129,680)         (129,680)
  Net income (loss)                                                                   9,087           70,924           (61,837)
  Distribution                                                                       (9,087)        (899,627)         (908,714)

                                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Partners' capital - December 31, 1997                 50          461,817             1,000        6,516,474         6,517,474
  Net income (loss)                                                                   9,330         (401,074)         (391,744)
  Distribution                                                                       (9,330)        (923,634)         (932,964)

                                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Partners' capital - December 31, 1998                 50          461,817             1,000        5,191,766         5,192,766
  Net income (loss)                                                                   8,917         (430,254)         (421,337)
  Distribution                                                                       (8,917)        (882,773)         (891,690)

                                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Partners' capital - December, 1999                    50          461,817             1,000        3,878,739         3,879,739
  Net income (loss)                                                                   6,841         (207,357)         (200,516)
  Distribution                                                                       (6,841)        (685,824)         (692,665)

                                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Partners' capital - September 30, 2000                50          461,817       $     1,000    $   2,985,558     $   2,986,558
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</TABLE>

                             See accompanying notes

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                      COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND II
                             STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
              FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND 1999

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                            2000               1999

                                                        ------------     -------------
<S>                                                     <C>              <C>
Operating activities
Net income (loss)                                       $  (200,516)     $   162,610
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization                             2,855,410        2,700,344
(Gain) loss on sale of computer equipment                   101,479          (42,826)
Other noncash activities included in
determination of net income                              (1,738,893)      (2,126,736)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in lease income receivable              (96,511)            (155)
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable -
General Partner                                              (1,875)              --
(Increase) decrease in other receivables                         --            3,881
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable                       6,954          (38,412)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable -
Commonwealth Capital Corp.                                    4,508               --
Increase (decrease) in unearned lease income               (131,790)         (94,412)

                                                        -----------      -----------
Net cash provided by operating activities                   786,766          564,261


Investing activities:
Capital expenditures                                       (176,945)        (592,735)
Net proceeds from the sale of property                      243,665               --
Equipment acquisition fees paid to General Partner          (11,698)        (136,458)

                                                        -----------      -----------
Net cash provided by (used by) investing activities          55,022         (226,472)

Financing activities:
Distributions to partners                                  (692,665)        (699,963)
Debt placement fees paid to General Partner                  (1,862)              --

                                                        -----------      -----------
Net cash used by financing activities                      (694,527)        (699,693)


                                                        -----------      -----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents             159,261            9,414
Cash and cash equivalents, begining of year                  52,323          136,208

                                                        -----------      -----------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year                  $   211,584      $   145,622

                                                        ===========      ===========
</TABLE>

                             See accompanying notes

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                      COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND II

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                               September 30, 2000


BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The financial information presented as of any date other than December 31 has
been prepared from the books and records without audit. Financial information as
of December 31 has been derived from the audited financial statements of
Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund II (the "Partnership"), but does not include
all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial information for
the periods indicated have been included. For further information regarding the
Partnership's accounting policies, refer to the financial statements and related
notes included in the Partnership's annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999 .

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER EQUIVALENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT

The net income (loss) per equivalent limited partnership unit is computed based
upon net income (loss) allocated to the limited partners and the weighted
average number of equivalent units outstanding during the period.

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                      Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund II

ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
        OF OPERATIONS


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES


The Partnership's primary sources of capital for the nine months ended September
30, 2000 and 1999 were from cash from operations of $799,000 and $564,000,
respectively. The primary uses of cash for the nine months ended September 30,
2000, and 1999, were for capital expenditures for new equipment totaling
$177,000 and $593,000 respectively, the payment of preferred distributions to
partners of $693,000 and 700,000 respectively, the payment of acquisition fees
of $12,000 and $136,000 respectively, and the payment of finance fees of $2,000
for the nine months ended September 30, 2000.

Currently, Partners' contributions and rental income from the Partnership's
leases are invested in money market accounts investing directly in treasury
obligations pending the Partnership's use of such funds to purchase additional
computer equipment, to pay Partnership expenses or to make distributions to the
Partners. At September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999 the Partnership had
approximately $212,000,000 and $52,000, respectively, invested in these money
market accounts.

The Partnership's investment strategy of acquiring computer equipment and
generally leasing it under "triple-net leases" to operators who generally meet
specified financial standards minimizes the Partnership's operating expenses. As
of September 30, 2000, the Partnership had future minimum rentals on non
cancellable operating leases of $3,159,000 for the year ending December 31, 2000
and $959,000 thereafter. At September 30, 2000, the outstanding debt was
1,587,000, with interest rates ranging from 6.4% to 8.2%, and will be payable
through January, 2002.

The Partnership's cash from operations is expected to continue to be adequate to
cover all operating expenses, liabilities, and preferred distributions to
Partners during the next 12 month period. If available Cash Flow or Net
Disposition Proceeds are insufficient to cover the Partnership expenses and
liabilities on a short and long term basis, the Partnership will attempt to
obtain additional funds by disposing of or refinancing Equipment, or by
borrowing within its permissible limits. The Partnership may also reduce the
distributions to its Partners if it deems necessary. Since the Partnership's
leases are on a "triple-net" basis, no reserve for maintenance and repairs are
deemed necessary.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 For the quarter ended September 30, 2000, the Partnership recognized income of
$1,002,000 and expenses of $1,037,000, resulting in net loss of $35,000. For the
quarter ended September 30, 1999, the Partnership recognized income of
$1,206,000 and expenses of $1,196,000, resulting in net income of $10,000.

Lease income decreased by 14% from $1,160,000 for the quarter ended September
30, 1999, to $1,001,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, primarily due
to utilizing cash available from Partners' contributions for the purchase of
Equipment, which in turn generated less lease income.

Interest income decreased 67% from $3,000 for the quarter ended September 30,
1999 to $1,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, primarily due to a
lower monthly average balance in the money market accounts for the quarter ended
September 30, 2000.

Operating expenses, excluding depreciation, primarily consist of accounting,
legal, and outside service fees. The expense decreased 51% from approximately
$122,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 1999, to $60,000 for the quarter
ended September 30, 2000, which is primarily attributable to the accrual of
accounting fees.

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                      Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund II

The equipment management fee is equal to 5% of the gross lease revenue
attributable to equipment that is subject to operating leases. The equipment
management fee decreased 14% from approximately $58,000 for the quarter ended
September 30, 1999, to $50,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.

Depreciation and amortization expenses consist of depreciation on computer
equipment, amortization of organizational costs, and equipment acquisition fees.
The expenses decreased 9% from approximately $950,000 for the quarter ended
September 30, 1999, to $867,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.

For the nine month period ended September 30, 2000, the Partnership generated
cash flow from operating activities of $799,000, which includes a net loss of
$201,000, and depreciation and amortization expenses of $2,855,000. Other
noncash activities included in the determination of net income includes direct
payments of lease income by lessees to banks of $1,739,000.

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PART II:   OTHER INFORMATION

                      COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND II


      Item 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

                  Inapplicable

      Item 2.     CHANGES IN SECURITIES.

                  Inapplicable

      Item 3.     DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

                  Inapplicable

      Item 4.     SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITIES HOLDERS.

                  Inapplicable

      Item 5.     OTHER INFORMATION.

                  Inapplicable

      Item 6.     EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

                  a)   Exhibits:   None

                  b)   Report on Form 8-K:   None

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                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                            COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND II
                                              BY: COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH
                                                  FUND, INC. General Partner



November 13, 2000                           By: /s/ George S. Springsteen
-----------------                           ---------------------------------
Date                                        George S. Springsteen
                                            President

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