founded 1989 headquarters atlanta georgia usa key people mark french president services equipment financing equipment leasing software financing website www.crestcapital.com crest capital is an equipment financing and leasing company based in atlanta georgia . 1 its president as of 2011 was mark french . 2 contents 1 history 2 business and services 3 references 4 external links history edit crest capital was founded in 1989 and it is based in atlanta georgia . 1 business and services edit crest capital provides financing to businesses for purchase or lease of new or used equipment . 3 it provides equipment vehicle furniture and software lease and loan agreements to small and medium sized businesses . 1 crest capital also offers leasing and financing for agricultural automotive diagnostic food service forestry health industrial manufacturing medical office packaging printing retail software technology and other general types of equipment . 1 4 crest capital assists businesses to benefit from section 179 depreciation deductions to write off acquisitions of equipment and software . 5 as of 2011 businesses were able to claim up to 500 000 . businesses exceeding this limit are also able to benefit from further reductions for equipment acquired that is valued above 2 million . this deduction also applies to the acquisition of software computers and other equipment used in the business . 6 though these benefits were lowered to fifty percent in 2012 businesses wishing to acquire new equipment still enjoy some amount of tax incentive . 7 the innovation of payment and tax calculators by crest capital has impacted the equipment financing industry . 8 crest capital s payment and tax calculators are deployed through strategic partners and others involved in the distribution and funding of business fixed assets and related tax ramifications . manufacturers and distributors of equipment vehicles and software have deployed the payment tax calculators on commercial websites . other organizations utilize the calculators to promote economic development via small business capital spending . 6 7 through crest capital equipment finance crest capital partners with equipment dealers to make purchase and lease financing opportunities available to their customers . 9 references edit a b c d company overview of crest capital . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 3 august 2013 . medical equipment leasing holding steady . 10 october 2011 . retrieved 30 july 2013 . harrison jon 2006 . funding for business and economic development . retrieved 30 july 2013 . power user spotlight a behind the scenes look into lending . sba.gov . 27 may 2011 . retrieved 10 february 2015 . leibson beth 10 october 2011 . special report medical equipment leasing holds steady . retrieved 30 july 2013 . a b stone scott 25 may 2010 . section 179 enhanced limits extended for 2010 tax year . retrieved 30 july 2013 . a b get the haas you want and then write off the entire cost in 2011 . 23 may 2011 . retrieved 30 july 2013 . depreciation bonus information clearinghouse . retrieved 8 august 2013 . financing options . howard brothers . retrieved august 9 2013 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title crest capital & oldid 743263905 categories companies based in atlantacompanies established in 1989financial services companies of the united statesleasing companiesprivately held companies based in georgia u.s. state navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 october 2016 at 21 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view