I run a small software consulting company. It is organized as a LLC in California, filing as an S-Corp.


I want to start a second business, but something unrelated to computers. I will need to purchase equipment to start the new venture.


Can I simply make this a new division of my existing company, and write off the equipment purchases as a business expense in the same way I would if I was buying equipment for he existing operation?


If the answer is no, what if they were proximately related? Where is the line drawn typically?



Can I write off equipment purchases for unrelated business