Free 2008 Form 4562 - Federal

Form

4562
(99)

Depreciation and Amortization
(Including Information on Listed Property)
See separate instructions. Attach to your tax return.
Business or activity to which this form relates

OMB No. 1545-0172

Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service

Attachment Sequence No.

2008
67

Name(s) shown on return

Identifying number

Part I
1 2 3 4 5

Election To Expense Certain Property Under Section 179 Note: If you have any listed property, complete Part V before you complete Part I.
1 2 3 4 5

Maximum amount. See the instructions for a higher limit for certain businesses Total cost of section 179 property placed in service (see instructions) Threshold cost of section 179 property before reduction in limitation (see instructions) Reduction in limitation. Subtract line 3 from line 2. If zero or less, enter -0Dollar limitation for tax year. Subtract line 4 from line 1. If zero or less, enter -0-. If married filing separately, see instructions
(a) Description of property (b) Cost (business use only) (c) Elected cost

$250,000 $800,000

6 7 7 Listed property. Enter the amount from line 29 8 8 Total elected cost of section 179 property. Add amounts in column (c), lines 6 and 7 9 9 Tentative deduction. Enter the smaller of line 5 or line 8 10 10 Carryover of disallowed deduction from line 13 of your 2007 Form 4562 11 Business income limitation. Enter the smaller of business income (not less than zero) or line 5 (see instructions) 11 12 Section 179 expense deduction. Add lines 9 and 10, but do not enter more than line 11 12 13 Carryover of disallowed deduction to 2009. Add lines 9 and 10, less line 12 13 Note: Do not use Part II or Part III below for listed property. Instead, use Part V.

Part II
14 15 16

Special Depreciation Allowance and Other Depreciation (Do not include listed property.) (See instructions.)
14 15 16

Special depreciation allowance for qualified property (other than listed property) placed in service during the tax year (see instructions) Property subject to section 168(f)(1) election Other depreciation (including ACRS)

Part III
17 18

MACRS Depreciation (Do not include listed property.) (See instructions.)
Section A

17 MACRS deductions for assets placed in service in tax years beginning before 2008 If you are electing to group any assets placed in service during the tax year into one or more general asset accounts, check here Section B--Assets Placed in Service During 2008 Tax Year Using the General Depreciation System
(b) Month and year placed in service (c) Basis for depreciation (business/investment use only--see instructions) (d) Recovery period (e) Convention (f) Method (g) Depreciation deduction

(a) Classification of property

19a b c d e f g

3-year 5-year 7-year 10-year 15-year 20-year 25-year

property property property property property property property

h Residential rental property

i Nonresidential real property Section C--Assets Placed in Service During 2008 Tax Year Using the Alternative Depreciation System S/L 20a Class life b 12-year 12 yrs. S/L c 40-year 40 yrs. MM S/L

25 yrs. 27.5 yrs. 27.5 yrs. 39 yrs.

MM MM MM MM

S/L S/L S/L S/L S/L

Part IV
21 22 23

Summary (See instructions.)

21 Listed property. Enter amount from line 28 Total. Add amounts from line 12, lines 14 through 17, lines 19 and 20 in column (g), and line 21. Enter here and on the appropriate lines of your return. Partnerships and S corporations--see instr. 22 For assets shown above and placed in service during the current year, enter the portion of the basis attributable to section 263A costs 23
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4562

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Form 4562 (2008)

Part V

Page 2 Listed Property (Include automobiles, certain other vehicles, cellular telephones, certain computers, and property used for entertainment, recreation, or amusement.)

Note: For any vehicle for which you are using the standard mileage rate or deducting lease expense, complete only 24a, 24b, columns (a) through (c) of Section A, all of Section B, and Section C if applicable. Section A--Depreciation and Other Information (Caution: See the instructions for limits for passenger automobiles.) 24a Do you have evidence to support the business/investment use claimed? Yes No 24b If "Yes," is the evidence written? Yes No
(a) Type of property (list vehicles first) (b) Date placed in service
(c) Business/ investment use percentage

(d) Cost or other basis

(e) (f) Basis for depreciation Recovery (business/investment period use only)

(g) Method/ Convention

(h) Depreciation deduction

(i) Elected section 179 cost

25 26

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29 Section B--Information on Use of Vehicles Complete this section for vehicles used by a sole proprietor, partner, or other "more than 5% owner," or related person. If you provided vehicles to your employees, first answer the questions in Section C to see if you meet an exception to completing this section for those vehicles.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Total business/investment miles driven Vehicle 1 Vehicle 2 Vehicle 3 Vehicle 4 Vehicle 5 Vehicle 6 during the year (do not include commuting miles) 31 Total commuting miles driven during the year 32 Total other personal (noncommuting) miles driven 33 Total miles driven during the year. Add lines 30 through 32 Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No 34 Was the vehicle available for personal use during off-duty hours? 35 Was the vehicle used primarily by a more than 5% owner or related person? 36 Is another vehicle available for personal use? Section C--Questions for Employers Who Provide Vehicles for Use by Their Employees Answer these questions to determine if you meet an exception to completing Section B for vehicles used by employees who are not more than 5% owners or related persons (see instructions). Yes No 37 Do you maintain a written policy statement that prohibits all personal use of vehicles, including commuting,

28 29

Special depreciation allowance for qualified listed property placed in service during the tax year and used more than 50% in a qualified business use (see instructions) 25 Property used more than 50% in a qualified business use: % % % Property used 50% or less in a qualified business use: % S/L ­ % S/L ­ % S/L ­ 28 Add amounts in column (h), lines 25 through 27. Enter here and on line 21, page 1 Add amounts in column (i), line 26. Enter here and on line 7, page 1

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38 39 40 41

by your employees? Do you maintain a written policy statement that prohibits personal use of vehicles, except commuting, by your employees? See the instructions for vehicles used by corporate officers, directors, or 1% or more owners Do you treat all use of vehicles by employees as personal use? Do you provide more than five vehicles to your employees, obtain information from your employees about the use of the vehicles, and retain the information received? Do you meet the requirements concerning qualified automobile demonstration use? (See instructions.) Note: If your answer to 37, 38, 39, 40, or 41 is "Yes," do not complete Section B for the covered vehicles.

Part VI

Amortization
(a) Description of costs (b) Date amortization begins (c) Amortizable amount (d) Code section (e) Amortization period or percentage (f) Amortization for this year

42

Amortization of costs that begins during your 2008 tax year (see instructions):

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Amortization of costs that began before your 2008 tax year Total. Add amounts in column (f). See the instructions for where to report

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Form

4562

(2008)