ISO 9000 Costs Deduction O n January 6, the Internal Revenue Service issued a ruling allowing businesses a tax deduction for the costs of gaining and maintaining ISO 9000 registration.
Registration is expensive.
Losing this deduction would add to those costs by increasing tax bills, and for small businesses, that could result in a serious cash-flow problem. NAM, the National Federation for Independent Business and other organizations petitioned the IRS in 1998 to permit businesses to deduct ISO 9000-related costs in a single year instead of spreading them out over several years. The new determination that ISO 9000 registration is often necessary is, in part, responsible for this policy change. ISO certification also is an alternative to product certification in some foreign markets, particularly the European Union. ISO 9000 registration and maintenance expenses are deductible for your organization.