Business Expense Quotes

Time is money, especially when you are talking to a lawyer or buying a commercial.

Every tax on business is just a part of the cost of production, and the customer ends up paying it when he buys the product. It’s a hidden sales tax.

Why should I pay for business? Fly coach, you arrive at the same time.

We fail to boost our offshore production at our own expense.

I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half.

Last year I had difficulty with my income tax. I tried to take my analyst off as a business deduction. The Government said it was entertainment. We compromised finally and made it a religious contribution.

I bought a restaurant - that was pretty expensive.

...By allowing businesses to expense up to $75,000, it means somebody is more likely to buy a copying machine, or in this case, an architectural... fancy machine.

Senior executives can, after a fashion, get a portion of their pay tax-free. You defer part of your income and not have to pay taxes on it, and then when you retire you have the company buy a life insurance policy on you using that money. The company can deduct that money because it is a business expense, and the money will get paid out to your children or grandchildren when you die, so you have effectively given them your money and it's never been taxed.

The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency.

Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible.

Being fined for violating the rules of your league is not the same as a shop owner on Main Street paying to have a new sign hung in front of their business. One is a business expense, the other is a punishment.