2007
Instructions for Form 4562-FY
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Depreciation and Amortization (Including Information on Listed Property)
· Provide information on the business/ investment use of automobiles and other listed property. · Pub. 946, How To Depreciate Property.
made by the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. It is to be used by those entities whose tax year begins in 2007 and ends in 2008 (that is, a fiscal year), and want to claim an additional first-year depreciation allowance for qualified property placed in service after December 31, 2007. See the instructions for lines 14 and 25 for more information. · For tax years beginning in 2007, the maximum section 179 expense deduction is $125,000 ($160,000 for qualified enterprise zone and renewal community property). This limit is reduced by the amount by which the cost of section 179 property placed in service during the tax year exceeds $500,000. For qualified section 179 Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone) property, the maximum deduction is higher than the deduction for most section 179 property. See the instructions for Part I. · A 50% special allowance is available for qualified cellulosic biomass ethanol plant property placed in service after December 20, 2006. See the instructions on page 4. · A qualified motorsports entertainment complex placed in service after December 31, 2007, will not be treated as 7-year property. See the instructions for line 19, column (a). · Qualified leasehold improvement property and qualified restaurant property placed in service after December 31, 2007, will not be treated as 15-year property under MACRS. See the instructions for line 19, column (a). · The accelerated depreciation of property on an Indian reservation will not apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2007. See the instructions for line 19, column (d).
· New Form 4562-FY reflects changes
What's New
Definitions
Depreciation
Depreciation is the annual deduction that allows you to recover the cost or other basis of your business or investment property over a certain number of years. Depreciation starts when you first use the property in your business or for the production of income. It ends when you either take the property out of service, deduct all your depreciable cost or basis, or no longer use the property in your business or for the production of income.
Who Must File
Except as otherwise noted, complete and file Form 4562-FY if you are claiming any of the following: · Depreciation for property placed in service during the fiscal tax year beginning in 2007 and ending in 2008. · Special depreciation allowance for property placed in service after December 31, 2007. · A section 179 expense deduction (which may include a carryover from a previous year). · Depreciation on any vehicle or other listed property (regardless of when it was placed in service). · A deduction for any vehicle reported on a form other than Schedule C (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Business, or Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040), Net Profit From Business. · Any depreciation on a corporate income tax return (other than Form 1120S). · Amortization of costs that begins during the fiscal tax year beginning in 2007 and ending in 2008. If you are an employee deducting job-related vehicle expenses using either the standard mileage rate or actual expenses, use Form 2106, Employee Business Expenses, or Form 2106-EZ, Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses, for this purpose. File a separate Form 4562-FY for each business or activity on your return for which Form 4562-FY is required. If you need more space, attach additional sheets. However, complete only one Part I in its entirety when computing your section 179 expense deduction. See the instructions for line 12 on page 3.
machinery, vehicles, furniture, and equipment; and · Intangible property such as patents, copyrights, and computer software.
· Tangible property such as buildings,
Generally, you can depreciate:
Exception. You cannot depreciate land.
Section 179 Property
Section 179 property is property that you acquire by purchase for use in the active conduct of your trade or business, and is one of the following. · Tangible personal property. · Other tangible property (except buildings and their structural components) used as: 1. An integral part of manufacturing, production, or extraction or of furnishing transportation, communications, electricity, gas, water, or sewage disposal services; 2. A research facility used in connection with any of the activities in (1) above; or 3. A facility used in connection with any of the activities in (1) above for the bulk storage of fungible commodities. · Single purpose agricultural (livestock) or horticultural structures. · Storage facilities (except buildings and their structural components) used in connection with distributing petroleum or any primary product of petroleum. · Off-the-shelf computer software. Section 179 property does not include the following. · Property held for investment (section 212 property). · Property used mainly outside the United States (except for property described in section 168(g)(4)).
Additional Information
For more information about depreciation and amortization (including information on listed property) see the following. · Pub. 463, Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses. · Pub. 534, Depreciating Property Placed in Service Before 1987. · Pub. 535, Business Expenses. · Pub. 553, Highlights of 2007 Tax Changes. · Pub. 551, Basis of Assets.
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General Instructions
Purpose of Form
· Claim your deduction for depreciation · Make the election under section 179 to
expense certain property, and and amortization, Use Form 4562-FY to:
or in connection with the furnishing of lodging (except as provided in section 50(b)(2)). · Property used by a tax-exempt organization (other than a section 521 farmers' cooperative) unless the property is used mainly in a taxable unrelated trade or business. · Property used by a governmental unit or foreign person or entity (except for property used under a lease with a term of less than 6 months). · Air conditioning or heating units.
· Property used mainly to furnish lodging
Commuting
Generally, commuting is defined as travel between your home and a work location. However, travel that meets any of the following conditions is not commuting. · You have at least one regular work location away from your home and the travel is to a temporary work location in the same trade or business, regardless of the distance. Generally, a temporary work location is one where your employment is expected to last 1 year or less. See Pub. 463 for details. · The travel is to a temporary work location outside the metropolitan area where you live and normally work. · Your home is your principal place of business for purposes of deducting expenses for business use of your home and the travel is to another work location in the same trade or business, regardless of whether that location is regular or temporary and regardless of distance.
to any section 179 property you purchased and leased to others unless: · You manufactured or produced the property or · The term of the lease is less than 50% of the property's class life and, for the first 12 months after the property is transferred to the lessee, the deductions related to the property allowed to you as trade or business expenses (except rents and reimbursed amounts) are more than 15% of the rental income from the property. Election. You must make the election on Form 4562-FY filed with either: · The original return you file for the tax year the property was placed in service (whether or not you file your return on time) or · An amended return filed within the time prescribed by law for the applicable tax year. The election made on an amended return must specify the item of section 179 property to which the election applies and the part of the cost of each such item to be taken into account. The amended return must also include any resulting adjustments to taxable income. Revocation. The election (or any specification made in the election) can be revoked without obtaining IRS approval by filing an amended return. The amended return must be filed within the time prescribed by law for the applicable tax year. The amended return must include any resulting adjustments to taxable income or to the tax liability (for example, allowable depreciation in that tax year for the item of section 179 property which the revocation pertains). For more information and examples, see Regulations section 1.179-5. Once made, the revocation is irrevocable. If you elect to expense section 179 property, you must reduce the CAUTION amount on which you figure your depreciation or amortization deduction (including any special depreciation allowance) by the section 179 expense deduction.
See the instructions for Part I and Pub. 946.
Amortization
Amortization is similar to the straight line method of depreciation in that an annual deduction is allowed to recover certain costs over a fixed time period. You can amortize such items as the costs of starting a business, goodwill, and certain other intangibles. See the instructions for Part VI.
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
Depreciation may be an adjustment for the AMT. However, no adjustment applies in several instances. See Form 4626, Alternative Minimum Tax -- Corporations; Form 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax -- Individuals; Schedule I of Form 1041, U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts; and the related instructions.
Listed Property
Listed property generally includes the following. · Passenger automobiles weighing 6,000 pounds or less. See Limits for passenger automobiles on page 10. · Any other property used for transportation if the nature of the property lends itself to personal use, such as motorcycles, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, etc. · Any property used for entertainment or recreational purposes (such as photographic, phonographic, communication, and video recording equipment). · Cellular telephones (or other similar telecommunications equipment). · Computers or peripheral equipment. Exception. Listed property does not include: 1. Photographic, phonographic, communication, or video equipment used exclusively in a taxpayer's trade or business or at the taxpayer's regular business establishment; 2. Any computer or peripheral equipment used exclusively at a regular business establishment and owned or leased by the person operating the establishment; or 3. An ambulance, hearse, or vehicle used for transporting persons or property for compensation or hire. For purposes of the exceptions above, a portion of the taxpayer's home is treated as a regular business establishment only if that portion meets the requirements for deducting expenses attributable to the business use of a home. However, for any property listed in (1) above, the regular business establishment of an employee is his or her employer's regular business establishment.
Recordkeeping
Except for Part V (relating to listed property), the IRS does not require you to submit detailed information with your return on the depreciation of assets placed in service in previous tax years. However, the information needed to compute your depreciation deduction (basis, method, etc.) must be part of your permanent records. You may use the depreciation
TIP worksheet on page 16 to assist
you in maintaining depreciation records. However, the worksheet is designed only for federal income tax purposes. You may need to keep additional records for accounting and state income tax purposes.
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Line 1
Generally, the maximum section 179 deduction is $125,000 for fiscal tax years beginning in 2007 and ending in 2008. For an enterprise zone business or a renewal community business, the maximum deduction is increased by the smaller of: · $35,000 or · The cost of section 179 property that is also qualified empowerment zone property or qualified renewal property (including such property placed in service by your spouse, even if you are filing a separate return). For qualified section 179 GO Zone property, the maximum deduction is increased by the smaller of: · $100,000 or
Specific Instructions
Part I. Election To Expense Certain Property Under Section 179
Note. An estate or trust cannot make this election. You can elect to expense part or all of the cost of section 179 property (defined on page 1) that you placed in service during the tax year and used predominantly (more than 50%) in your trade or business. However, for taxpayers other than a corporation, this election does not apply
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· The cost of qualified section 179 GO
Zone property placed in service before January 1, 2008. If applicable, cross out the preprinted entry on line 1 and enter in the right margin the larger amount. For more information, including definitions of qualified empowerment zone property and qualified renewal property, see Pub. 954, Tax Incentives for Distressed Communities. For more information, including definitions of qualified GO Zone property and qualified section 179 GO Zone property, see Pub. 946. For purposes of the increased section 179 expense deduction, CAUTION qualified section 179 GO Zone property that is located in an empowerment zone (or a renewal community) is treated as qualified empowerment zone property (or qualified renewable property) only if you elect not to treat the property as qualified section 179 GO Zone property.
If applicable, cross out the preprinted entry on line 3 and enter in the right margin the higher amount. For a partnership (other than an electing large partnership) these limitations apply to the partnership and each partner. For an electing large partnership, the limitations apply only to the partnership. For an S corporation, these limitations apply to the S corporation and each shareholder. For a controlled group, all component members are treated as one taxpayer.
Line 11
The total cost you can deduct is limited to your taxable income from the active conduct of a trade or business during the year. You are considered to actively conduct a trade or business only if you meaningfully participate in its management or operations. A mere passive investor is not considered to actively conduct a trade or business. Note. If you have to apply another Code section that has a limitation based on taxable income, see Pub. 946 for rules on how to apply the business income limitation for the section 179 expense deduction. Individuals. Enter the smaller of line 5 or the total taxable income from any trade or business you actively conducted, computed without regard to any section 179 expense deduction, the deduction for one-half of self-employment taxes under section 164(f), or any net operating loss deduction. Also include all wages, salaries, tips, and other compensation you earned as an employee (from Form 1040, line 7). Do not reduce this amount by unreimbursed employee business expenses. If you are married filing a joint return, combine the total taxable incomes for you and your spouse. Partnerships. Enter the smaller of line 5 or the partnership's total items of income and expense described in section 702(a) from any trade or business the partnership actively conducted (other than credits, tax-exempt income, the section 179 expense deduction, and guaranteed payments under section 707(c)). S corporations. Enter the smaller of line 5 or the corporation's total items of income and expense described in section 1366(a) from any trade or business the corporation actively conducted (other than credits, tax-exempt income, the section 179 expense deduction, and the deduction for compensation paid to the corporation's shareholder-employees). Corporations other than S corporations. Enter the smaller of line 5 or the corporation's taxable income before the section 179 expense deduction, net operating loss deduction, and special deductions (excluding items not derived from a trade or business actively conducted by the corporation).
Line 5
If line 5 is zero, you cannot elect to expense any section 179 property. In this case, skip lines 6 through 11, enter zero on line 12, and enter the carryover of any disallowed deduction from 2006 on line 13. If you are married filing separately, you and your spouse must allocate the dollar limitation for the tax year. To do so, multiply the total limitation that you would otherwise enter on line 5 by 50%, unless you both elect a different allocation. If you both elect a different allocation, multiply the total limitation by the percentage elected. The sum of the percentages you and your spouse elect must equal 100%. Do not enter on line 5 more than your share of the total dollar limitation.
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Recapture rule. If any qualified empowerment zone property (or qualified renewal property) placed in service during the current year ceases to be used in an empowerment zone (or a renewal community) by an enterprise zone business (or a renewal community business) in a later year, the benefit of the increased section 179 expense deduction must be reported as "other income" on your return. Similar rules apply to qualified Liberty Zone property that ceases to be used in the Liberty Zone and to qualified section 179 GO Zone property that ceases to be used in the GO Zone.
Line 6
Do not include any listed property on line 6. Enter the elected section 179 cost of listed property in column (i) of line 26. Column (a) -- Description of property. Enter a brief description of the property you elect to expense (e.g., truck, office furniture, etc.). Column (b) -- Cost (business use only). Enter the cost of the property. If you acquired the property through a trade-in, do not include any carryover basis of the property traded in. Include only the excess of the cost of the property over the value of the property traded in. Column (c) -- Elected cost. Enter the amount you elect to expense. You do not have to expense the entire cost of the property. You can depreciate the amount you do not expense. See the line 19 and line 20 instructions. To report your share of a section 179 expense deduction from a partnership or an S corporation, write "from Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)" or "from Schedule K-1 (Form 1120S)" across columns (a) and (b).
Line 2
Enter the cost of all section 179 property placed in service during the fiscal tax year. Also include the cost of the following. · Any listed property from Part V. · Any property placed in service by your spouse, even if you are filing a separate return. · 50% of the cost of section 179 property that is also qualified empowerment zone property or qualified renewal property.
Line 3
The amount of section 179 property for which you can make the election is limited to the maximum dollar amount on line 1. In most cases, this amount is reduced if the cost of all section 179 property placed in service during the year is more than $500,000. However, if you placed qualified section 179 GO Zone property in service during the tax year, the amount of property for which you can make the election is reduced if the cost of all section 179 property placed in service during the year exceeds $500,000 increased by the smaller of: · $600,000 or · The cost of qualified section 179 GO Zone property placed in service during the tax year.
Line 12
The limitations on lines 5 and 11 apply to the taxpayer, and not to each separate business or activity. Therefore, if you have more than one business or activity, you may allocate your allowable section 179 expense deduction among them. To do so, write "Summary" at the top of Part I of the separate Form 4562 you are completing for the total amounts from all businesses or activities. Do not complete the rest of that form. On line 12 of the Form 4562 you prepare for each separate business or activity, enter the amount allocated to the business or activity from the "Summary." No other
Line 10
The carryover of disallowed deduction from 2006 is the amount of section 179 property, if any, you elected to expense in previous years that was not allowed as a deduction because of the business income limitation. If you filed Form 4562 for 2006, enter the amount from line 13 of your 2006 Form 4562.
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entry is required in Part I of the separate Form 4562 prepared for each business or activity.
Part II. Special Depreciation Allowance and Other Depreciation
Line 14
For qualified property (defined below) placed in service during the fiscal tax year beginning in 2007 and ending in 2008, you may be able to take an additional 50% (or 30%, if applicable) special depreciation allowance. The special allowance applies only for the first year the property is placed in service. The allowance is an additional deduction you can take after any section 179 expense deduction and before you figure regular depreciation under MACRS. Qualified property. You can take the special allowance for qualified New York Liberty Zone (Liberty Zone) property (other than qualified Liberty Zone leasehold improvement property), qualified GO Zone property, qualified cellulosic biomass ethanol plant property, and certain qualified property placed in service after December 31, 2007. Qualified New York Liberty Zone (Liberty Zone) property. Qualified Liberty Zone property is nonresidential real property or residential rental property.
allowance applies to qualified Liberty Zone property. · You must have acquired qualified Liberty Zone property by purchase after September 10, 2001. If a binding contract to acquire the property existed before September 11, 2001, the property does not qualify. · Qualified Liberty Zone property must be placed in service before January 1, 2010. · The original use of the property within the Liberty Zone must begin with you. · Substantially all (80% or more) of the use of the property must be in the Liberty Zone in the active conduct of your trade or business. · For property you sold and leased back or for self-constructed property special rules apply. See section 1400L(b)(2)(D). Qualified GO Zone property. Qualified GO Zone property is: · Tangible property depreciated under MACRS with a recovery period of 20 years or less, · Water utility property (see 25-year property on page 6), · Computer software defined in and depreciated under section 167(f)(1), · Qualified leasehold improvement property, · Nonresidential real property, or · Residential rental property.
· The 30% special depreciation
The following rules also apply.
· The 50% special allowance applies to
qualified GO Zone property.
The following rules also apply.
· You must have acquired qualified GO Zone property by purchase after August 27, 2005. If a binding contract to acquire the property existed before August 28, 2005, the property does not qualify. · Qualified GO Zone property must be placed in service before January 1, 2008, unless it is nonresidential real property or residential rental property. · The original use of the property within the GO Zone must begin with you. · Substantially all (80% or more) of the use of the property must be in the GO Zone in the active conduct of your trade or business. · For property you sold and leased back or for self-constructed property special rules apply. See section 1400N(d)(3). Qualified cellulosic biomass ethanol plant property. Qualified cellulosic biomass ethanol plant property is property used solely in the U.S. to produce cellulosic biomass ethanol. Cellulosic biomass ethanol is ethanol produced by enzymatic hydrolysis of any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis. For example, lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis includes bagasse (from sugar cane), corn stalks, and switchgrass. The 50% special allowance applies to qualified cellulosic biomass ethanol plant property. The property must also meet the following requirements. · The original use of the property must begin with you after December 20, 2006. · You must have acquired the property by purchase after December 20, 2006. If a binding contract to acquire the property existed before December 21, 2006, the property does not qualify. · The property must be placed in service for use in your trade or business or for the production of income before January 1, 2013. · For property you sold and leased back or for self-constructed property special rules apply. See section 168(l)(5). Certain qualified property placed in service after December 31, 2007. Certain qualified property (defined below) placed in service after December 31, 2007, is eligible for a 50% special depreciation allowance. Qualified property includes the following: · Tangible property depreciated under the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) with a recovery period of 20 years or less. · Water utility property. · Off-the-shelf computer software. · Qualified leasehold improvement property. Qualified property must also meet all of the following tests: · You must have acquired qualified property by purchase after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2009. If a binding contract to acquire the property existed before January 1, 2008, the property does not qualify.
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· Qualified property must be placed in service after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2009 (before January 1, 2010, for certain transportation property and certain property with a long production period). · The original use of the property must begin with you after December 31, 2007. Exceptions. Qualified property does not include: · Listed property used 50% or less in a qualified business use (as defined in the instructions for lines 26 and 27), · Any property required to be depreciated under the alternative depreciation system (ADS) (that is, not property for which you elected to use ADS), · Qualified Liberty Zone leasehold improvement property, · Property placed in service and disposed of in the same tax year, · Property converted from business or income-producing use to personal use in the same tax year it is acquired, or · Property for which you elected not to claim any special allowance.
Qualified GO Zone property also does not include: · Any tax-exempt bond financed property under section 103, · Any qualified revitalization building for which you have elected to deduct expenditures under section 1400I, or · Any property described in section 1400N(p)(3). In addition, qualified cellulosic biomass plant property does not include the following: · Any tax-exempt bond financed property under section 103. · Any property for which a deduction was taken under section 179C for certain qualified refinery property. See sections 168(k), 168(l), 1400L(b), and 1400N(d) for additional information. Also, see Pub. 946. How to figure the allowance. Figure the special allowance by multiplying the depreciable basis of the property by 50% (or 30%, if applicable). To figure the depreciable basis, subtract from the business/investment portion of the cost or other basis of the property any credits and deductions allocable to the property. The following are examples of some credits and deductions that reduce the depreciable basis. · Section 179 expense deduction. · Deduction for removal of barriers to the disabled and the elderly. · Disabled access credit. · Enhanced oil recovery credit. · Credit for employer-provided childcare facilities and services. · Basis adjustment to investment credit property under section 50(c). For additional credits and deductions that affect the depreciable basis, see section 1016. Also, see Pub. 946.
Note. If you acquired qualified property through a like-kind exchange or involuntary conversion, the carryover basis and any excess basis of the acquired property is eligible for the special depreciation allowance. See Regulations section 1.168(k)-1(f)(5). If you take the 30% or 50% special allowance, you must CAUTION reduce the amount on which you figure your regular depreciation or amortization deduction by the amount deducted. Also, you will not have any AMT adjustment for the property if the depreciable basis of the property for the AMT is the same as for the regular tax. Election out. You can elect, for any class of property, to not deduct any special allowance for all such property in such class placed in service during the tax year. To make an election, attach a statement to your timely filed return (including extensions) indicating the class of property for which you are making the election and that, for such class you are not to claim any special allowance. The election must be made separately by each person owning qualified property (for example, by the partnership, by the S corporation, or by the common parent of a consolidated group). If you timely filed your return without making an election, you can still make the election by filing an amended return within 6 months of the due date of the return (excluding extensions). Write "Filed pursuant to section 301.9100-2" on the amended return. Once made, the election cannot be revoked without IRS consent. Note. If you elect not to have any special allowance apply, the property may be subject to an AMT adjustment for depreciation. Recapture. When you dispose of property for which you claimed a special depreciation allowance, any gain on the disposition is generally recaptured (included in income) as ordinary income up to the amount of the special depreciation allowance you deducted. If qualified GO Zone property ceases to be qualified GO Zone property or if qualified cellulosic biomass plant property ceases to be qualified cellulosic biomass plant property in any year after the year you claim the special depreciation allowance, the excess benefit you received from claiming the special allowance must be recaptured as ordinary income. For more information on depreciation recapture, see Pub. 946.
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· A description of the property and the depreciation method you elect that excludes the property from MACRS or the Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS); and · The depreciable basis (cost or other basis reduced, if applicable, by salvage value, any section 179 expense deduction, deduction for removal of barriers to the disabled and the elderly, disabled access credit, enhanced oil recovery credit, credit for employer-provided childcare facilities and services, any special depreciation allowance, and any other applicable deduction or credit).
For additional credits and deductions that may affect the depreciable basis, see section 1016. Also, see section 50(c) to determine the basis adjustment for investment credit property.
Line 16
Enter the total depreciation you are claiming for the following types of property (except listed property and property subject to a section 168(f)(1) election). · ACRS property (pre-1987 rules). See Pub. 534. · Property placed in service before 1981. · Certain public utility property which does not meet certain normalization requirements. · Certain property acquired from related persons. · Property acquired in certain nonrecognition transactions. · Certain sound recordings, movies, and videotapes. · Property depreciated under the income forecast method. The use of the income forecast method is limited to motion picture films, videotapes, sound recordings, copyrights, books, and patents. If you use the income forecast method for any property placed in service after September 13, 1995, you may owe interest or be entitled to a refund for the 3rd and 10th tax years beginning after the tax year the property was placed in service. For details, see Form 8866, Interest Computation Under the Look-Back Method for Property Depreciated Under the Income Forecast Method. For property placed in service in the current tax year, you can either include certain participations and residuals in the adjusted basis of the property or deduct these amounts when paid. See section 167(g)(7). You cannot use this method to depreciate any amortizable section 197 intangible. See page 12 of the instructions for more details on section 197 intangibles. You can elect to amortize all applicable expenses paid or incurred in the current year in creating or acquiring musical compositions or copyrights to musical compositions placed in service during the tax year. If you make the election, amortize the expenses ratably
over a 5-year period beginning with the month the property is placed in service. See section 167(g)(8). This election does not apply to the following: 1. Expenses that are qualified creative expenses under section 263A(h); 2. Property to which a simplified procedure established under section 263A(j) applies; 3. Property that is an amortizable section 197 intangible; or 4. Expenses that would not be allowable as a deduction. · Intangible property, other than section 197 intangibles, including: 1. Computer software. Use the straight line method over 36 months. A longer period may apply to software leased under a lease agreement entered into after March 12, 2004, to a tax-exempt organization, governmental unit, or foreign person or entity (other than a partnership). See section 167(f)(1)(C). If you elect the section 179 expense deduction or take the CAUTION special depreciation allowance for qualified computer software, you must reduce the amount on which you figure your regular depreciation deduction by the amount deducted. 2. Any right to receive tangible property or services under a contract or granted by a governmental unit (not acquired as part of a business). 3. Any interest in a patent or copyright not acquired as part of a business. 4. Residential mortgage servicing rights. Use the straight line method over 108 months. 5. Other intangible assets with a limited useful life that cannot be estimated with reasonable accuracy. Generally, use the straight line method over 15 years. See Regulations section 1.167(a)-3(b) for details and exceptions.
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Prior years' depreciation, plus current year's depreciation, can CAUTION never exceed the depreciable basis of the property.
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Part III. MACRS Depreciation
The term "Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System" (MACRS) includes the General Depreciation System and the Alternative Depreciation System. Generally, MACRS is used to depreciate any tangible property placed in service after 1986. However, MACRS does not apply to films, videotapes, and sound recordings. For more details and exceptions, see Pub. 946.
Line 15
Report on this line depreciation for property that you elect to depreciate under the unit-of-production method or any other method not based on a term of years (other than the retirementreplacement-betterment method). Attach a separate sheet showing:
Section A Line 17
For tangible property placed in service in tax years beginning before 2007 and depreciated under MACRS, enter the deductions for the current year. To figure the deductions, see the instructions for line 19, column (g).
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Line 18
To simplify the computation of MACRS depreciation, you can elect to group assets into one or more general asset accounts. The assets in each general asset account are depreciated as a single asset. Each general asset account must include only assets that were placed in service during the same tax year with the same asset class (if any), depreciation method, recovery period, and convention. However, an asset cannot be included in a general asset account if the asset is used both for personal purposes and business/investment purposes. When an asset in an account is disposed of, the amount realized generally must be recognized as ordinary income. The unadjusted depreciable basis and depreciation reserve of the general asset account are not affected as a result of a disposition. Special rules apply to passenger automobiles, assets generating foreign source income, assets converted to personal use, certain asset dispositions, and like-kind exchanges or involuntary conversions of property in a general asset account. For more details, see Regulations section 1.168(i)-1 and Regulations section 1.168(i)-1. To make the election, check the box on line 18. You must make the election on your return filed no later than the due date (including extensions) for the tax year in which the assets included in the general asset account were placed in service. Once made, the election is irrevocable and applies to the tax year for which the election is made and all later tax years. For more information on depreciating property in a general asset account, see Pub. 946.
as if it was disposed of at the time of the exchange or involuntary conversion. Generally, treat the carryover basis and excess basis, if any, for the acquired property as if placed in service on the date you acquired it. The depreciable basis of the new property is the adjusted basis of the exchanged or involuntarily converted property plus any additional amount paid for it. See Regulations section 1.168(i)-6(i). To make the election, figure the depreciation deduction for the new property in Part III. For listed property, use Part V. Attach a statement indicating "Election made under section 1.168-6(i)" for each property involved in the exchange or involuntary conversion. The election must be made separately by each person acquiring replacement property (for example, by the partnership, by the S corporation, or by the common parent of a consolidated group). The election must be made on your timely filed return (including extensions). Once made, the election cannot be revoked without IRS consent. If you trade in a vehicle used for employee business use, complete CAUTION Form 2106, Part II, Section D, instead of Form 4562, to "elect out" of Regulations section 1.168(i)-6. If you do not "elect out," you must use Form 4562 instead of Form 2106. See the Instructions for Form 2106.
· Certain energy property specified in section 168(e)(3)(B)(vi). · Appliances, carpets, furniture, etc., used in a rental real estate activity. · Office furniture and equipment. · Railroad track. · Any motorsports entertainment
7-year property includes:
complex (as defined in section 168(i)(15)) placed in service before January 1, 2008. · Any natural gas gathering line (as defined in section 168(i)(17)) placed in service after April 11, 2005, the original use of which begins with you after April 11, 2005, and is not under self-construction or subject to a binding contract in existence before April 12, 2005. Also, no AMT adjustment is required. · Any property that does not have a class life and is not otherwise classified.
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water transportation equipment. · Any single purpose agricultural or horticultural structure (see section 168(i)(13)). · Any tree or vine bearing fruit or nuts.
· Vessels, barges, tugs, and similar
10-year property includes:
Lines 19a Through 19i
Use lines 19a through 19i only for assets placed in service during the tax year beginning in 2007 and depreciated under the General Depreciation System (GDS), except for automobiles and other listed property (which are reported in Part V). Column (a) -- Classification of property. Sort the property you acquired and placed in service during the tax year beginning in 2007 according to its classification (3-year property, 5-year property, etc.) as shown in column (a) of lines 19a through 19i. The classifications for some property are shown below. For property not shown, see Determining the classification below.
Section B
Property acquired in a like-kind exchange or involuntary conversion. Generally, you must depreciate the carryover basis of property you acquire in a like-kind exchange or involuntary conversion during the current tax year over the remaining recovery period of the property exchanged or involuntarily converted. Use the same depreciation method and convention that was used for the exchanged or involuntarily converted property. Treat any excess basis as newly placed in service property. Figure depreciation separately for the carryover basis and the excess basis, if any. These rules apply only to acquired property with the same or a shorter recovery period or the same or a more accelerated depreciation method than the property exchanged or involuntarily converted. For additional rules, see Regulations section 1.168(i)-6(c) and Pub. 946. Election out. Instead of using the above rules, you can elect, for depreciation purposes, to treat the adjusted basis of the exchanged property
· A race horse that is more than 2 years · Any horse (other than a race horse)
old at the time it is placed in service. that is more than 12 years old at the time it is placed in service. · Any qualified rent-to-own property (as defined in section 168(i)(14)). 5-year property includes: · Automobiles. · Light general purpose trucks. · Typewriters, calculators, copiers, and duplicating equipment. · Any semi-conductor manufacturing equipment. · Any computer or peripheral equipment. · Any section 1245 property used in connection with research and experimentation.
3-year property includes:
plant. · Any telephone distribution plant and comparable equipment used for 2-way exchange of voice and data communications. · Any section 1250 property that is a retail motor fuels outlet (whether or not food or other convenience items are sold there). · Any qualified leasehold improvement property placed in service before January 1, 2008. · Any qualified restaurant property placed in service before January 1, 2008. · Initial clearing and grading land improvements for gas utility property. · Certain electric transmission property specified in section 168(e)(3)(E)(vii) placed in service after April 11, 2005, the original use of which begins with you after April 11, 2005, and is not under self-construction or subject to a binding contract in existence before April 12, 2005. · Any natural gas distribution line placed in service after April 11, 2005, the original use of which begins with you after April 11, 2005, and is not under self-construction or subject to a binding contract in existence before April 12, 2005.
· Any municipal wastewater treatment
15-year property includes:
purpose agricultural or horticultural structures). · Municipal sewers not classified as 25-year property. · Initial clearing and grading land improvements for electric utility transmission and distribution plants. 25-year property is water utility property, which is:
· Farm buildings (other than single
20-year property includes:
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gathering, treatment, or commercial distribution of water that, without regard to this classification, would be 20-year property. · Municipal sewers. This classification does not apply to property placed in service under a binding contract in effect at all times since June 9, 1996. Residential rental property is a building in which 80% or more of the total rent is from dwelling units. Nonresidential real property is any real property that is neither residential rental property nor property with a class life of less than 27.5 years. 50-year property includes any improvements necessary to construct or improve a roadbed or right-of-way for railroad track that qualifies as a railroad grading or tunnel bore under section 168(e)(4). There is no separate line to report 50-year property. Therefore, attach a statement showing the same information as required in columns (a) through (g). Include the deduction in the line 22 "Total" and write "See attachment" in the bottom margin of the form. Determining the classification. If your depreciable property is not listed above, determine the classification as follows. 1. Find the property's class life. See the Table of Class Lives and Recovery Periods in Pub. 946. 2. Use the following table to find the classification in column (b) that corresponds to the class life of the property in column (a).
(a) Class life (in years) (See Pub. 946) 4 or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . More than 4 but less than 10 10 or more but less than 16 16 or more but less than 20 20 or more but less than 25 25 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) Classification 3-year property 5-year property 7-year property 10-year property 15-year property 20-year property
· Property that is an integral part of the
· Deduction under section 179D for certain energy efficient commercial building property. · Deduction for removal of barriers to the disabled and the elderly. · Disabled access credit. · Enhanced oil recovery credit. · Credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. · Credit for employer-provided childcare facilities and services. · Any special depreciation allowance included on line 14. · Any basis adjustment for investment credit property. See section 50(c). For additional credits and deductions that affect the depreciable basis, see section 1016 and Pub. 946. Column (d) -- Recovery period. Determine the recovery period from the following table, unless you acquired qualified Indian reservation property placed in service before January 1, 2008. See Pub. 946 for more information on the recovery period for MACRS property.
Recovery Period for Most Property
Classification 3-year property . . . . . . . . . 5-year property . . . . . . . . . 7-year property . . . . . . . . . 10-year property . . . . . . . . 15-year property . . . . . . . . 20-year property . . . . . . . . 25-year property . . . . . . . . Residential rental property . . Nonresidential real property . Railroad gradings and tunnel bores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recovery period 3 yrs. 5 yrs. 7 yrs. 10 yrs. 15 yrs. 20 yrs. 25 yrs. 27.5 yrs. 39 yrs. 50 yrs.
In determining whether the mid-quarter convention applies, do not take into account the following. · Property that is being depreciated under a method other than MACRS. · Any residential rental property, nonresidential real property, or railroad gradings and tunnel bores. · Property that is placed in service and disposed of within the same tax year. The mid-quarter convention treats all property placed in service (or disposed of) during any quarter as placed in service (or disposed of) on the midpoint of that quarter. However, no depreciation is allowed under this convention for property that is placed in service and disposed of within the same tax year. Enter "MQ" in column (e). Mid-month convention. This convention applies only to residential rental property (line 19h), nonresidential real property (line 19i), and railroad gradings and tunnel bores. It treats all property placed in service (or disposed of) during any month as placed in service (or disposed of) on the midpoint of that month. Enter "MM" in column (e). Column (f) -- Method. Applicable depreciation methods are prescribed for each classification of property as follows. However, you can make an irrevocable election to use the straight line method for all property within a classification that is placed in service during the tax year. Enter "200 DB" for 200% declining balance, "150 DB" for 150% declining balance, or "S/L" for straight line. · 3-, 5-, 7-, and 10-year property. Generally, the applicable method is the 200% declining balance method, switching to the straight line method in the first tax year that the straight line rate exceeds the declining balance rate. Note. The straight line method is the only applicable method for trees and vines bearing fruit or nuts. For 3-, 5-, 7-, or 10-year property eligible for the 200% declining balance method, you can make an irrevocable election to use the 150% declining balance method, switching to the straight line method in the first tax year that the straight line rate exceeds the declining balance rate. The election applies to all property within the classification for which it is made and that was placed in service during the tax year. You will not have an AMT adjustment for any property included under this election. · 15- and 20-year property (not including qualified leasehold improvement or qualified restaurant property) and property used in a farming business. The applicable method is the 150% declining balance method, switching to the straight line method in the first tax year that the straight line rate exceeds the declining balance rate. · Water utility property, residential rental property, nonresidential real property, qualified leasehold
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Column (b) -- Month and year placed in service. For lines 19h and 19i, enter the month and year you placed the property in service. If you converted property held for personal use to use in a trade or business or for the production of income, treat the property as being placed in service on the conversion date. Column (c) -- Basis for depreciation (business/investment use only). To find the basis for depreciation, multiply the cost or other basis of the property by the percentage of business/investment use. From that result, subtract any credits and deductions allocable to the property. The following are examples of some credits and deductions that reduce the basis for depreciation. · Section 179 expense deduction. · Deduction under section 179C for certain qualified refinery property.
Column (e) -- Convention. The applicable convention determines the portion of the tax year for which depreciation is allowable during a year property is either placed in service or disposed of. There are three types of conventions. To select the correct convention, you must know the type of property and when you placed the property in service. Half-year convention. This convention applies to all property reported on lines 19a through 19g, unless the mid-quarter convention applies. It does not apply to residential rental property, nonresidential real property, and railroad gradings and tunnel bores. It treats all property placed in service (or disposed of) during any tax year as placed in service (or disposed of) on the midpoint of that tax year. Enter "HY" in column (e). Mid-quarter convention. If the total depreciable bases (before any special depreciation allowance) of MACRS property placed in service during the last 3 months of your tax year exceed 40% of the total depreciable bases of MACRS property placed in service during the entire tax year, the mid-quarter, instead of the half-year, convention generally applies.
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improvement property, qualified restaurant property, or any railroad grading or tunnel bore. The only applicable method is the straight line method. Column (g) -- Depreciation deduction. To figure the depreciation deduction, you may use optional Tables A through E, which begin on page 14. Multiply column (c) by the applicable rate from the appropriate table. See Pub. 946 for complete tables. If you disposed of the property during the current tax year, multiply the result by the applicable decimal amount from the tables in Step 3 below. Or, you may compute the deduction yourself by completing the following steps. Step 1. Determine the depreciation rate as follows. · If you are using the 200% or 150% declining balance method in column (f), divide the declining balance rate (use 2.00 for 200 DB or 1.50 for 150 DB) by the number of years in the recovery period in column (d). For example, for property depreciated using the 200 DB method over a recovery period of 5 years, divide 2.00 by 5 for a rate of 40%. You must switch to the straight line rate in the first year that the straight line rate exceeds the declining balance rate. · If you are using the straight line method, divide 1.00 by the remaining number of years in the recovery period as of the beginning of the tax year (but not less than one). For example, if there are 61/2 years remaining in the recovery period as of the beginning of the year, divide 1.00 by 6.5 for a rate of 15.38%. Step 2. Multiply the percentage rate determined in Step 1 by the property's unrecovered basis (basis for depreciation (as defined in column (c)) reduced by all prior years' depreciation). Step 3. For property placed in service or disposed of during the current tax year, multiply the result from Step 2 by the applicable decimal amount from the tables below (based on the convention shown in column (e)).
Half-year (HY) convention . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 Mid-quarter (MQ) convention Placed in service (or disposed of) during the: 1st quarter . . . . . 2nd quarter . . . . . 3rd quarter . . . . . 4th quarter . . . . . Placed in service 0.875 0.625 0.375 0.125
Mid-month (MM) convention Placed in service (or disposed of) Placed during the: in service 1st month . . . . . . . 0.9583 2nd month . . . . . . 0.8750 3rd month . . . . . . . 0.7917 4th month . . . . . . . 0.7083 5th month . . . . . . . 0.6250 6th month . . . . . . . 0.5417 7th month . . . . . . . 0.4583 8th month . . . . . . . 0.3750 9th month . . . . . . . 0.2917 10th month . . . . . . 0.2083 11th month . . . . . . 0.1250 12th month . . . . . . 0.0417
Use line 20a for all property depreciated under ADS, except property Disposed that does not have a class life, residential of rental and nonresidential real property, 0.0417 water utility property, and railroad 0.1250 gradings and tunnel bores. Use line 20b 0.2083 for property that does not have a class 0.2917 life. Use line 20c for residential rental and 0.3750 nonresidential real property.
0.4583 0.5417 0.6250 0.7083 0.7917 0.8750 0.9583
Short tax years. See Pub. 946 for rules on how to compute the depreciation deduction for property placed in service in a short tax year.
Water utility property and railroad gradings and tunnel bores. These assets are 50-year property under ADS. There is no separate line to report 50-year property. Therefore, attach a statement showing the same information required in columns (a) through (g). Include the deduction in the line 22 "Total" and write "See attachment" in the bottom margin of the form. Column (b) -- Month and year placed in service. For 40-year property, enter the month and year placed in service or converted to use in a trade or business or for the production of income. Column (c) -- Basis for depreciation (business/investment use only). See the instructions for line 19, column (c). Column (d) -- Recovery period. On line 20a, enter the property's class life. Column (e) -- Convention. Under ADS, the applicable conventions are the same as those used under GDS. See the instructions for line 19, column (e). Column (g) -- Depreciation deduction. Figure the depreciation deduction in the same manner as under GDS, except use the straight line method over the ADS recovery period and use the applicable convention. MACRS recapture. If you later dispose of property you depreciated using MACRS, any gain on the disposition is generally recaptured (included in income) as ordinary income up to the amount of the depreciation previously allowed or allowable for the property. Depreciation, for this purpose, includes any of the following deductions taken during the 2007 tax year. · Any section 179 expense deduction claimed on the property, · Any special depreciation allowance available for the property (unless you elected not to claim it), · Any deduction under section 179B for capital costs incurred in complying with Environmental Protection Agency sulfur regulations, · Any deduction under section 179C for certain qualified refinery property, and · Any deduction under section 179D for certain energy efficient commercial building property. There is no recapture for residential rental and nonresidential real property, unless that property is qualified property for which you claimed a special depreciation allowance (discussed earlier). For more information on depreciation recapture, see Pub. 946.
Section C Lines 20a Through 20c
Complete lines 20a through 20c for assets, other than automobiles and other listed property, placed in service only during the tax year beginning in 2007 and depreciated under the Alternative Depreciation System (ADS). Report on line 17 MACRS depreciation on assets placed in service in prior years. Under ADS, use the applicable depreciation method, the applicable recovery period, and the applicable convention to compute depreciation. The following types of property must be depreciated under ADS. · Tangible property used predominantly outside the United States. · Tax-exempt use property. · Tax-exempt bond financed property. · Imported property covered by an executive order of the President of the United States. · Property used predominantly in a farming business and placed in service during any tax year in which you made an election under section 263A(d)(3) not to have the uniform capitalization rules of section 263A apply.
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Instead of depreciating property under GDS (line 19), you can make an Disposed irrevocable election with respect to any classification of property for any tax year of 0.125 to use ADS. For residential rental and 0.375 nonresidential real property, you can make this election separately for each 0.625 property. 0.875 Column (a) -- Classification of property. Use the following rules to determine the classification of the property under ADS. Under ADS, the depreciation deduction for most property is based on the property's class life. See section 168(g)(3) for special rules for determining the class life for certain property. See Pub. 946 for information on recovery periods for ADS and the Table of Class Lives and Recovery Periods.
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Part IV. Summary
Line 22
A partnership (other than an electing large partnership) or S corporation does not include any section 179 expense deduction (line 12) on this line. Instead, any section 179 expense deduction is passed through separately to the partners and shareholders on the appropriate line of their Schedules K-1.
Lines 26 and 27
Use line 26 to figure depreciation for property used more than 50% in a qualified business use. Use line 27 to figure the depreciation for property used 50% or less in a qualified business use. Also see Limits for passenger automobiles on page 10. If you acquired the property through a trade-in, special rules CAUTION apply for determining the basis, recovery period, depreciation method, and convention. For more details, see Property acquired in a like-kind exchange or involuntary conversion on page 6. Also, see Regulations section 1.168(i)-6(d)(3).
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If you are subject to the uniform capitalization rules of section 263A, enter the increase in basis from costs you must capitalize. For a detailed discussion of who is subject to these rules, which costs must be capitalized, and allocation of costs among activities, see Regulations section 1.263A-1.
Part V. Listed Property
If you claim the standard mileage rate, actual vehicle expenses (including depreciation), or depreciation on other listed property, you must provide the information requested in Part V, regardless of the tax year the property was placed in service. However, if you file Form 2106, 2106-EZ, or Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040), report this information on that form and not in Part V. Also, if you file Schedule C (Form 1040) and are claiming the standard mileage rate or actual vehicle expenses (except depreciation), and you are not required to file Form 4562 FY for any other reason, report vehicle information in Part IV of Schedule C and not on Form 4562 FY.
Qualified business use. To determine whether to use line 26 or line 27 to report your listed property, you must first determine the percentage of qualified business use for each property. Generally, a qualified business use is any use in your trade or business. However, it does not include any of the following. · Investment use. · Leasing the property to a 5% owner or related person. · The use of the property as compensation for services performed by a 5% owner or related person. · The use of the property as compensation for services performed by any person (who is not a 5% owner or related person), unless an amount is included in that person's income for the use of the property and, if required, income tax was withheld on that amount. Determine your percentage of qualified business use similar to the method used to figure the business/investment use percentage in column (c). Your percentage of qualified business use may be smaller than the business/investment use percentage. For more information, including the definition of a 5% owner and related person and exceptions, see Pub. 946. Listed property recapture. If you used listed property more than 50% in a qualified business use in the year you placed the property in service, and used it 50% or less in a later year, you may have to include part of the depreciation deducted as income. Use Form 4797, Sales of Business Property, to figure the recapture amount. Column (a) -- Type of property. List on a property-by-property basis all your listed property in the following order. 1. Automobiles and other vehicles. 2. Other listed property (computers and peripheral equipment, etc.). In column (a), list the make and model of automobiles, and give a general description of other listed property. If you have more than five vehicles used 100% for business/investment purposes, you may group them by tax year. Otherwise, list each vehicle separately.
Section A
The section 179 expense deduction should be computed CAUTION before calculating any special depreciation allowance and/or regular depreciation deduction. See the instructions for line 26, column (i). Listed property used 50% or less in a qualified business use (as defined in the instructions for lines 26 and 27 below) does not qualify for the section 179 expense deduction or special depreciation allowance.
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Line 25
If you placed certain qualified property in service after December 31, 2007, or qualified GO Zone property during the fiscal year beginning in 2007 and ending in 2008, you may be able to deduct an additional special depreciation allowance. See the instructions for line 14 for the definition of qualified property and how to figure the deduction. This special depreciation allowance is included in the overall limit on depreciation and section 179 expense deduction for passenger automobiles. See the tables on page 10 for limitations on passenger vehicles and trucks and vans. Enter on line 25 your total special depreciation allowance for all qualified listed property.
Column (b) -- Date placed in service. Enter the date the property was placed in service. If property held for personal use is converted to business/investment use, treat the property as placed in service on the date of conversion. Column (c) -- Business/investment use percentage. Enter the percentage of business/investment use. For automobiles and other vehicles, determine this percentage by dividing the number of miles the vehicle is driven for trade or business purposes or for the production of income during the year (not to include any commuting mileage) by the total number of miles the vehicle is driven for all purposes. Treat vehicles used by employees as being used 100% for business/investment purposes if the value of personal use is included in the employees' gross income, or the employees reimburse the employer for the personal use. Employers who report the amount of personal use of the vehicle in the employee's gross income, and withhold the appropriate taxes, should enter "100%" for the percentage of business/ investment use. For more information, see Pub. 463. For other listed property (such as computers or video equipment), allocate the use based on the most appropriate unit of time the property is actually used (rather than merely being available for use). If during the tax year you convert property used solely for personal purposes to business/investment use (or vice versa), figure the percentage of business/investment use only for the number of months you use the property in your business or for the production of income. Multiply that percentage by the number of months you use the property in your business or for the production of income, and divide the result by 12. Column (d) -- Cost or other basis. Enter the property's actual cost (including sales tax) or other basis (unadjusted for prior years' depreciation). If you traded in old property, see Property acquired in a like-kind exchange or involuntary conversion on page 6. For a vehicle, reduce your basis by any qualified electric vehicle credit you claimed for property placed in service before January 1, 2007, or by any alternative motor vehicle credit allowed. If you converted the property from personal use to business/investment use, your basis for depreciation is the smaller of the property's adjusted basis or its fair market value on the date of conversion. Column (e) -- Basis for depreciation (business/investment use only). Multiply column (d) by the percentage in column (c). From that result, subtract any section 179 expense deduction, any special depreciation allowance, any credit for employer-provided childcare facilities and services, and half of any investment credit claimed before 1986 (unless you
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claimed the reduced credit). For automobiles and other listed property placed in service after 1985 (i.e., transition property), reduce the depreciable basis by the entire investment credit. Column (f) -- Recovery period. Enter the recovery period. For property placed in service after 1986 and used more than 50% in a qualified business use, use the table in the instructions for line 19, column (d). For property placed in service after 1986 and used 50% or less in a qualified business use, depreciate the property using the straight line method over its ADS recovery period. The ADS recovery period is 5 years for automobiles and computers. Column (g) -- Method/convention. Enter the method and convention used to figure your depreciation deduction. See the instructions for line 19, columns (e) and (f). Write "200 DB," "150 DB," or "S/ L," for the depreciation method, and "HY," "MM," or "MQ," for half-year, mid-month, or mid-quarter conventions, respectively. For property placed in service before 1987, write "PRE" if you used the prescribed percentages under ACRS. If you elected an alternate percentage, enter "S/L." Column (h) -- Depreciation deduction. See Limits for passenger automobiles, below, before entering an amount in column (h). For property used more than 50% in a qualified business use (line 26) and placed in service after 1986, figure column (h) by following the instructions for line 19, column (g). If placed in service before 1987, multiply column (e) by the applicable percentage given in Pub. 534 for ACRS property. If the recovery period for an automobile ended before your tax year beginning in 2007, enter your unrecovered basis, if any, in column (h). For property used 50% or less in a qualified business use (line 27) and placed in service after 1986, figure column (h) by dividing the amount in column (e) by the amount in column (f). Use the same conventions as discussed in the instructions for line 19, column (e). The amount in column (h) cannot exceed the property's unrecovered basis. If the recovery period for an automobile ended before your tax year beginning in 2007, enter your unrecovered basis, if any, in column (h). For property placed in service before 1987 that was disposed of during the year, enter zero. Limits for passenger automobiles. The depreciation deduction, including
section 179 expense deduction, for passenger automobiles is limited. For any passenger automobile (including an electric passenger automobile) you list on line 26 or line 27, the total of columns (h) and (i) on line 26 or 27 and column (h) on line 25 for that automobile cannot exceed the applicable limit shown in Table 1, 2, 3, or 4. If the business/investment use percentage in column (c) for the automobile is less than 100%, you must reduce the applicable limit to an amount equal to the limit multiplied by that percentage. For example, for an automobile (other than a truck or van) placed in service in 2007 that is used 60% for business/investment, the limit is $1,776 ($2,960 x 60%). Definitions. For purposes of the limits for passenger automobiles, the following apply. · Passenger automobiles are 4-wheeled vehicles manufactured primarily for use on public roads that are rated at 6,000 pounds unloaded gross vehicle weight or less (for a truck or van, gross vehicle weight is substituted for unloaded gross vehicle weight). · Electric passenger automobiles are vehicles produced by an original equipment manufacturer and designed to run primarily on electricity, placed in service after August 5, 1997, and before January 1, 2007. Exception. The following vehicles are not considered passenger automobiles. · An ambulance, hearse, or combination ambulance-hearse used in your trade or business. · A vehicle used in your trade or business of transporting persons or property for compensation or hire. · Any truck or van placed in service after July 6, 2003, that is a qualified nonpersonal use vehicle. A truck or van is a qualified nonpersonal use vehicle only if it has been specially modified with the result that it is not likely to be used more than a de minimis amount for personal purposes. For example, a van that has only a front bench for seating, in which permanent shelving has been installed, that constantly carries merchandise or equipment, and that has been specially painted with advertising or the company's name, is a vehicle not likely to be used more than a de minimis amount for personal purposes. Exception for leasehold property. The business use requirement and the limits for passenger automobiles generally do not apply to passenger automobiles leased or held by anyone
regularly engaged in the business of leasing passenger automobiles. For a detailed discussion on passenger automobiles, including leased automobiles, see Pub. 463. Table 1 -- Limits for Passenger Automobiles Placed in Service Before 2004 (excluding electric passenger automobiles placed in service after August 5, 1997)
THEN the limit on your depreciation and section 179 expense deduction is: $6,000 $6,200 $4,800 $1,475 $1,575 $1,675 $1,775
IF you placed your automobile in service:
June 19 -- Dec. 31, 1984 Jan. 1 -- Apr. 2, 1985 Apr. 3, 1985 -- Dec. 31, 1986 Jan. 1, 1987 -- Dec. 31, 1990 Jan. 1, 1991 -- Dec. 31, 1992 Jan. 1, 1993 -- Dec. 31, 1994 Jan. 1, 1995 -- Dec. 31, 2003
Table 2 -- Limits for Passenger Automobiles Placed in Service After 2003 (excluding trucks and vans placed in service after 2002 and electric passenger automobiles placed in service before January 1, 2007)
AND the number of tax years in which this automobile has been in service is: 4 or more 3 4 2 3 1 2 1 THEN the limit on your depreciation and section 179 expense deduction is: $1,675 $2,850 $1,675 $4,800 $2,850 $3,060 $4,900 $2,960
IF you placed your automobile in service:
Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2004 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2005 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2006 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2007 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2008
Note. If you elect to take the special depreciation allowance for qualified passenger automobiles placed in service after December 31, 2007, the limit is $10, 960. See Revenue Procedure 2008-22 for more information.
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Table 3 -- Limits for Trucks and Vans Placed in Service After 2002
AND the number of tax years in which this truck or van has been in service is: 4 or more 4 or more 3 4 2 3 1 2 1 THEN the limit on your depreciation and section 179 expense deduction is: $1,975 $1,875 $3,150 $1,875 $5,200 $3,150 $3,260 $5,200 $3,160
IF you placed your truck or van in service:
Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2003 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2004 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2005 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2006 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2007 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2008
carry passengers over public streets, roads, or highways, that is rated at more than 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and not more than 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. However, the $25,000 limit does not apply to any vehicle: · Designed to seat more than nine persons behind the driver's seat, · Equipped with a cargo area (either open or enclosed by a cap) of at least six feet in interior length that is not readily accessible directly from the passenger compartment, or · That has an integral enclosure fully enclosing the driver compartment and load carrying device, does not have seating rearward of the driver's seat, and has no body section protruding more than 30 inches ahead of the leading edge of the windshield. Recapture of section 179 expense deduction. If you used listed property more than 50% in a qualified business use in the year you placed the property in service and used it 50% or less in a later year, you may have to recapture in the later year part of the section 179 expense deduction. Use Form 4797 to figure the recapture amount.
· When the vehicle is not used in the employer's trade or business, it is kept on the employer's business premises, unless it is temporarily located elsewhere (e.g., for maintenance or because of a mechanical failure). · No employee using the vehicle lives at the employer's business premises. · No employee may use the vehicle for personal purposes, other than de minimis personal use (e.g., a stop for lunch between two business deliveries). · Except for de minimis use, the employer reasonably believes that no employee uses the vehicle for any personal purpose.
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A policy statement that prohibits personal use (except for commuting) is not available if the commuting employee is an officer, director, or 1% or more owner. This policy must meet all of the following conditions. · The employer owns or leases the vehicle and provides it to one or more employees for use in the employer's trade or business, and it is used in the employer's trade or business. · For bona fide noncompensatory business reasons, the employer requires the employee to commute to and/or from work in the vehicle. · The employer establishes a written policy under which the employee may not use the vehicle for personal purposes, other than commuting or de minimis personal use (e.g., a stop for a personal errand between a business delivery and the employee's home). · Except for de minimis use, the employer reasonably believes that the employee does not use the vehicle for any personal purpose other than commuting. · The employer accounts for the commuting use by including an appropriate amount in the employee's gross income.
Note. If you elect to take the special depreciation allowance for qualified trucks and vans placed in service after December 31, 2007, the limit is $11,160. See Revenue Procedure 2008-22 for more information. Table 4 -- Limits for Electric Passenger Automobiles Placed in Service After August 5, 1997 and before January 1, 2007
AND the number of tax years in which this automobile has been in service is: 4 or more 4 or more 4 or more 4 or more 3 4 2 3 THEN the limit on your depreciation and section 179 expense deduction is: $5,425 $5,325 $5,225 $5,125 $8,450 $5,125 $14,400 $8,650
Section B
Except as noted below, you must complete lines 30 through 36 for each vehicle identified in Section A. Employees must provide their employers with the information requested on lines 30 through 36 for each automobile or vehicle provided for their use. Exception. Employers are not required to complete lines 30 through 36 for vehicles used by employees who are not more than 5% owners or related persons and for which the question on line 37, 38, 39, 40, or 41 is answered "Yes."
IF you placed your electric automobile in service: Aug. 6, 1997 -- Dec. 31, 1998 Jan. 1, 1999 -- Dec. 31, 2002 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2003 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2004 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2005 Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 2006
Section C
Employers providing vehicles to their employees satisfy the employer's substantiation requirements under section 274(d) by maintaining a written policy statement that: · Prohibits personal use including commuting or · Prohibits personal use except for commuting. An employee does not need to keep a separate set of records for any vehicle that satisfies these written policy statement rules. For both written policy statements, there must be evidence that would enable the IRS to determine whether use of the vehicle meets the conditions stated below.
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An employer that provides more than five vehicles to its employees who are not 5% owners or related persons need not complete Section B for such vehicles. Instead, the employer must obtain the information from its employees and retain the information received.
Column (i) -- Elected section 179 cost. Enter the amount you elect to expense for section 179 property used more than 50% in a qualified business use (subject to the limits for passenger automobiles). Refer to the instructions for Part I to determine if the property qualifies under section 179. You cannot elect to expense more than $25,000 of the cost of any sport utility vehicle (SUV) and certain other vehicles placed in service during the tax year. This rule applies to any 4-wheeled vehicle primarily designed or used to
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An automobile meets the requirements for qualified demonstration use if the employer maintains a written policy statement that: · Prohibits its use by individuals other than full-time automobile salespersons, · Prohibits its use for personal vacation trips, · Prohibits storage of personal possessions in the automobile, and · Limits the total mileage outside the salesperson's normal working hours.
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A policy statement that prohibits personal use (including commuting) must meet all of the following conditions. · The employer owns or leases the vehicle and provides it to one or more employees for use in the employer's trade or business.
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Part VI. Amortization
Each year you can deduct part of certain capital costs over a fixed period. If you amortize property, the part you amortize does not qualify for CAUTION the section 179 expense deduction or for depreciation. Attach any information the Code and regulations may require to make a valid election. See the applicable Code section, regulations, and Pub. 535 for more information.
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Complete line 42 only for those costs you amortize for which the amortization period begins during your tax year beginning in 2007. Column (a) -- Description of costs. Describe the costs you are amortizing. You can amortize the following. Geological and geophysical expenditures (section 167(h)). You must amortize geological and geophysical expenses paid or incurred in connection with the exploration or development of oil and gas within the U.S. ratably over a 24-month period (a 5-year period in the case of a major integrated oil company for costs paid or incurred after May 17, 2006) beginning on the mid-point of the tax year in which the expenses were paid or incurred. See section 167(h). Pollution control facilities (section 169). You can elect to amortize the cost of a certified pollution control facility over a 60-month period (84 months for certain atmospheric pollution control facilities placed in service after April 11, 2005). See section 169 and the related regulations for details and information required in making the election. See Pub. 535 for more information. You can deduct a special depreciation allowance on a CAUTION certified pollution control facility that is qualified property. However, you must reduce the amount on which you figure your amortization deduction by any special allowance allowed or allowable, whichever is greater. Also, a corporation must reduce its amortizable basis of a pollution control facility by 20% before figuring the amortization deduction. Certain bond premiums (section 171). For individuals reporting amortization of bond premium for bonds acquired before October 23, 1986, do not report the deduction here. See the instructions for Schedule A (Form 1040), line 28. For taxpayers (other than corporations) claiming a deduction for amortization of bond premium for bonds acquired after October 22, 1986, but before January 1, 1988, the deduction is treated as interest expense and is subject to the investment interest limitations. Use Form 4952, Investment Interest Expense Deduction, to compute the allowable deduction.
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For taxable bonds acquired after 1987, you can elect to amortize the bond premium over the life of the bond. See section 171 and Regulations section 1.171-4 for more information. Individuals, also see Pub. 550, Investment Income and Expenses. Research and experimental expenditures (section 174). You can elect to either amortize your research and experimental costs, deduct them as current business expenses, or write them off over a 10-year period. If you elect to amortize these costs, deduct them in equal amounts over 60 months or more. For more information, see Pub. 535. The cost of acquiring a lease (section 178). Amortize these costs over the term of the lease. For more information, see Pub. 535. Qualified forestation and reforestation costs (section 194). You can elect to deduct a limited amount of qualifying reforestation costs paid or incurred during the tax year for each qualified timber property. You can elect to amortize the qualifying costs that are not deducted currently over an 84-month period. There is no limit on the amount of your amortization deduction for reforestation costs paid or incurred during the tax year. If you are otherwise required to file Form T (Timber), Forest Activities Schedule, you can make the election to amortize qualifying reforestation costs by completing Part IV of the form. See the instructions for Form T for more information. See Pub. 535 for more information on amortizing reforestation costs. Partnerships and S corporations, also see the instructions for line 44. Qualified revitalization expenditures (section 1400l). These amounts are certain capital expenditures that relate to a qualified revitalization building located in an area designated as a renewal community. The amount of qualified revitalization expenditures cannot exceed the commercial revitalization expenditure amount allocated to the qualified revitalization building by the commercial revitalization agency for the state in which the building is located. You can elect to either: (a) deduct one-half of the expenditures for the year the building is placed in service; or (b) amortize all such expenditures ratably over the 120-month period beginning with the month the building is placed in service. Report any amortization on line 42. Report any deductions on the applicable "Other Deductions" or "Other Expenses" line of your return. This deduction is treated as depreciation for purposes of basis adjustments and ordinary income recapture upon disposition. Optional write-off of certain tax preferences over the period specified in section 59(e). You can elect to amortize certain tax preference items
over an optional period. If you make this election, there is no AMT adjustment for these expenditures. The applicable expenditures and the optional recovery periods are as follows: · Circulation expenditures (section 173) -- 3 years, · Intangible drilling and development costs (section 263(c)) -- 60 months, and · Research and experimental expenditures (section 174(a)), mining exploration and development costs (sections 616(a) and 617(a)) -- 10 years. For information on making the election, see Regulations section 1.59-1. Also see Pub. 535. Certain section 197 intangibles. The following costs must be amortized over 15 years (180 months) starting with the later of (a) the month the intangibles were acquired or (b) the month the trade or business or activity engaged in for the production of income begins: · Goodwill; · Going concern value; · Workforce in place; · Business books and records, operating systems, or any other information base; · A patent, copyright, formula, process, design, pattern, know-how, format, or similar item; · A customer-based intangible (e.g., composition of market or market share); · A supplier-based intangible; · A license, permit, or other right granted by a governmental unit; · A covenant not to compete entered into in connection with the acquisition of a business; and · A franchise, trademark, or trade name (including renewals). A longer period may apply to section 197 intangibles leased under a lease agreement entered into after March 12, 2004, to a tax-exempt organization, governmental unit, or foreign person or entity (other than a partnership). See section 197(f)(10). A section 197 intangible is treated as depreciable property used in CAUTION your trade or business. When you dispose of a section 197 intangible, any gain on the disposition, up to the amount of allowable amortization, is recaptured as ordinary income. If multiple section 197 intangibles are disposed of in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, calculate the recapture as if all of the section 197 intangibles were a single asset. This rule does not apply to section 197 intangibles disposed of for which the fair market value exceeds the adjusted basis. For more details on section 197 intangibles, see Pub. 535. Start-up and organizational costs. You can elect to amortize the following costs for setting up your business. · Business start-up costs (section 195). · Organizational costs for a corporation (section 248). · Organizational costs for a partnership (section 709).
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For costs paid or incurred before October 23, 2004, you can elect an amortization period of 60 months or more. For costs paid or incurred after October 22, 2004, you can elect to deduct a limited amount of start-up or organizational costs. The costs that are not deducted currently can be amortized ratably over a 180-month period. The amortization period starts with the month you begin business operations. Attach the statement required by the appropriate Code section and related regulations. If you have both start-up and organizational costs, attach a separate statement for each type of cost. See Pub. 535 for more details. The statements required to make the elections must be attached to Form 4562-FY and filed by the due date, including extensions, of your return for the year in which the active trade or business begins. If you timely filed that return without making the election, you can still make the election on an amended return filed within 6 months of the due date, excluding extensions, of that return. Write "Filed pursuant to section 301.9100-2" on the amended return. Creative property costs. These are costs paid or incurred to acquire and develop screenplays, scripts, story outlines, motion picture production rights to books and plays, and other similar properties for purposes of potential future film development, production, and exploitation. You may be able to amortize creative property costs for properties not set for production within 3 years of the first capitalized transaction. These costs are amortized ratably over a 15-year period under the rules of Rev. Proc. 2004-36, 2004-24 I.R.B. 1063. Column (b) -- Date amortization begins. Enter the date the amortization period begins under the applicable Code section.
Column (c) -- Amortizable amount. Enter the total amount you are amortizing. See the applicable Code section for limits on the amortizable amount. Column (d) -- Code section. Enter the Code section under which you amortize the costs. For examples, see the Code sections referenced in the instructions for line 42, column (a), above. Column (f) -- Amortization for this year. Compute the amortization deduction by: 1. Dividing the amount in column (c) by the number of months over which the costs are to be amortized and multiplying the result by the number of months in the amortization period included in your tax year beginning in 2007 or 2. Multiplying the amount in column (c) by the percentage in column (e).
(Form 1065 or 1120S). See the instructions for Schedule K (Form 1065 or 1120S) for more details on how to report. Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States. You are required to give us the information. We need it to ensure that you are complying with these laws and to allow us to figure and collect the right amount of tax. You are not required to provide the information requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents may become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as required by section 6103. The time needed to complete and file this form will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated burden for individual taxpayers filing this form is approved under OMB control number 1545-0074 and is included in the estimates shown in the instructions for their individual income tax return. The estimated burden for all other taxpayers who file this form is shown below. Recordkeeping, 38 hr., 29 min.; Learning about the law or the form, 4 hr., 16 min.; Preparing and sending the form to the IRS, 5 hr., 5 min. If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. See the instructions for the tax return with which this form is filed.
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If you are reporting the amortization of costs that began before your 2007 tax year and you are not required to file Form 4562 for any other reason, do not file Form 4562. Report the amortization directly on the "Other Deductions" or "Other Expenses" line of your return.
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Report the total amortization, including the allowable portion of forestation or reforestation amortization, on the applicable "Other Deductions" or "Other Expenses" line of your return. For more details, including limitations that apply, see Pub. 535. Partnerships (other than electing large partnerships) and S corporations, report the amortizable basis of any forestation or reforestation expenses for which amortization is elected and the year in which the amortization begins as a separately stated item on Schedules K and K-1
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Table A--General Depreciation System Method: 200% declining balance switching to straight line Convention: Half-year
If the recovery period is: Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 years 33.33% 44.45% 14.81% 7.41% 5 years 20.00% 32.00% 19.20% 11.52% 11.52% 5.76% 7 years 14.29% 24.49% 17.49% 12.49% 8.93% 8.92% 8.93% 4.46% 10 years 10.00% 18.00% 14.40% 11.52% 9.22% 7.37% 6.55% 6.55% 6.56% 6.55% 3.28%
Table B--General and Alternative Depreciation System Method: 150% declining balance switching to straight line Convention: Half-year
If the recovery period is: Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 5 years 15.00% 25.50% 17.85% 16.66% 16.66% 8.33% 7 years 10.71% 19.13% 15.03% 12.25% 12.25% 12.25% 12.25% 6.13% 10 years 7.50% 13.88% 11.79% 10.02% 8.74% 8.74% 8.74% 8.74% 8.74% 8.74% 4.37% 12 years 6.25% 11.72% 10.25% 8.97% 7.85% 7.33% 7.33% 7.33% 7.33% 7.33% 7.32% 7.33% 3.66% 15 years 5.00% 9.50% 8.55% 7.70% 6.93% 6.23% 5.90% 5.90% 5.91% 5.90% 5.91% 5.90% 5.91% 5.90% 5.91% 2.95% 20 years 3.750% 7.219% 6.677% 6.177% 5.713% 5.285% 4.888% 4.522% 4.462% 4.461% 4.462% 4.461% 4.462% 4.461% 4.462% 4.461% 4.462% 4.461% 4.462% 4.461% 4.462%
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Table C--General Depreciation System Method: Straight line Convention: Mid-month Recovery period: 27.5 years
The month in the 1st recovery year the property is placed in service: Year 1 29 10,12,14,16,18, 20,22 11,13,15,17,19, 21 1 3.485% 3.636% 3.637% 3.636% 2 3.182% 3.636% 3.637% 3.636% 3 2.879% 3.636% 3.637% 3.636% 4 2.576% 3.636% 3.637% 3.636% 5 2.273% 3.636% 3.637% 3.636% 6 1.970% 3.636% 3.637% 3.636% 7 1.667% 3.636% 3.636% 3.637% 8 1.364% 3.636% 3.636% 3.637% 9 1.061% 3.636% 3.636% 3.637% 10 0.758% 3.636% 3.636% 3.637% 11 0.455% 3.636% 3.636% 3.637% 12 0.152% 3.636% 3.636% 3.637%
Table D--General Depreciation System Method: Straight line Convention: Mid-month Recovery period: 31.5 years
The month in the 1st recovery year the property is placed in service: Year 13,15,17,19, 21,23 14,16,18, 20, 22,24 1 3.174% 3.175% 2 3.175% 3.174% 3 3.174% 3.175% 4 3.175% 3.174% 5 3.174% 3.175% 6 3.175% 3.174% 7 3.174% 3.175% 8 3.175% 3.174% 9 3.174% 3.175% 10 3.175% 3.174% 11 3.174% 3.175% 12 3.175% 3.174%
Table E--General Depreciation System Method: Straight line Convention: Mid-month Recovery period: 39 years
The month in the 1st recovery year the property is placed in service: Year 1 239 1 2.461% 2.564% 2 2.247% 2.564% 3 2.033% 2.564% 4 1.819% 2.564% 5 1.605% 2.564% 6 1.391% 2.564% 7 1.177% 2.564% 8 0.963% 2.564% 9 0.749% 2.564% 10 0.535% 2.564% 11 0.321% 2.564% 12 0.107% 2.564%
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Depreciation Worksheet (Keep for your records.)
Description of Property
Date Placed in Service Depreciation Prior Years Basis for Depreciation Method/ Convention Recovery Period
Cost or Other Basis
Business/ Investment Use %
Section 179 Deduction and Special Allowance Rate or Table %
Depreciation Deduction
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Index
A Alternative Depreciation System: Basis for depreciation . . . . 8 Classification of property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Depreciation deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Placed in service date . . . . 8 Recovery period . . . . . . . . . . 8 Alternative minimum tax . . . . 2 Amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Amortizable amount . . . . . 13 Amortization deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Amortization of costs from prior year . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Amortization of costs in current year . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Applicable code section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Certain bond premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Cost of acquiring a lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Creative property costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Date amortization begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Description of costs . . . . . 12 Forestation and reforestation costs . . . . . 12 Geological and geophysical expenditures . . . . . . . . . . 12 Optional section 59(e) write-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Pollution control facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Research and experimental expenditures . . . . . . . . . . 12 Revitalization expenditures . . . . . . . . . . 12 Section 197 intangibles . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Start-up and organizational costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 C Conventions: Half-year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mid-month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Mid-quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 D Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Commuting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Listed property . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Section 179 property . . . . . 1 Depreciation: Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) . . . . . . . . 5 Assets placed in service in prior year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 General asset accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Income forecast method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Intangible property . . . . . . . . 5 Listed property . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Alternative Depreciation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 General Depreciation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Involuntary conversion . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Like-kind exchange . . . . . 6 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Depreciation methods: Declining balance . . . . . . . . 7 Straight line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 E Election out: Involuntary conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Like-kind exchange . . . . . . . 6 Special depreciation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 G General Depreciation System: Basis for depreciation . . . . 7 Classification of property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Depreciation deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Determining the classification . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Placed in service date . . . . 7 Recovery period . . . . . . . . . . 7 I Involuntary conversion . . . . . . 6 L Like-kind exchange . . . . . . . . . 6 Listed property: Basis for depreciation . . . . 9 Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cost or other basis . . . . . . . 9 Depreciation deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Information on vehicle use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Passenger automobile limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Exception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Leasehold property exception . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Percentage of business or investment use . . . . . . . . . 9 Placed in service date . . . . 9 Qualified business use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Questions for employers on vehicle use . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Recapture of section 179 expense deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Recovery period . . . . . . . . . 10 Section 179 expense deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Special depreciation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Type of property . . . . . . . . . . 9 R Recapture: Listed property . . . . . . . 9, 11 MACRS depreciation . . . . . 8
Section 179 expense deduction . . . . . . . . . . 3, 11 Special depreciation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Recordkeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 S Section 179 expense deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Carryover of disallowed deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Limitations: Maximum deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sport utility vehicle (SUV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Taxable income . . . . . . . . 3 Threshold cost of property . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Listed property . . . . . . . . . . 11 Recapture . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 11 Revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Special depreciation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Election out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Figuring the allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Listed property . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Qualified property . . . . . . . . 4 Recapture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 U Uniform capitalization rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Unit-of-production method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 W Where to find additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Who must file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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