Available: December 2010

Old depreciation systems do not die - or even fade away very fast. Businesses and the practitioners that serve them must operate with three coexisting depreciation systems -Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS), the Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) and the Treasury Department's Asset Depreciation System (ADR).CCH's U.S.

Master Depreciation Guide offers tax and accounting professionals who work with businesses a one-stop resource for guidance in understanding and applying the complex depreciation rules to their fixed assets. This area is especially challenging, because bits and pieces of applicable information must be gathered from a maze of Revenue Procedures, IRS Tables and IRS Regulations. These sources are frequently old and include some materials which may be non-applicable. This book pulls the pieces together, so practitioners can make sense of all the corresponding information and put the information into practice.

The U.S. Master Depreciation Guide includes several useful "quick reference tables." These include a list of trucks, SUVs, and vans that are exempt from the luxury car caps because they weigh more than 6,000 pounds, trucks with a bed-length under six feet which are subject to a $25,000 section 179 depreciation cap, a list of states that conform to the federal bonus depreciation and section 179 expensing rules, and a comprehensive table of assets and corresponding recovery periods with cross references to the location of the related U.S. Master Depreciation Guide explanation.

Published annually, this new edition is completely updated to reflect all depreciation rule changes through press time in December. A special Highlights section provides a quick overview of any new legislation, cases, rulings, and regulations occurring since last year's edition, with cross-references to the explanation paragraph in which they are reflected.

CONTENTS:

• Discussion of the historical background of depreciation and depreciation fundamentals.
• Coverage of :
  1. Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS), which was introduced by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and is applicable to most tangible depreciable property in service after 1986;
  2. Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) introduced by the Economic Recovery Act of 1981;
  3. General rules for pre-1981 property;
  4. Asset Depreciation Range (ADR) system which dates back to 1971;
  5. Code Sec. 179 expensing rules; and
  6. Amortization of intangibles, including section 197 intangibles
• Listed property depreciation rules
• Depreciation of vehicles subject to "luxury" car caps
• Handling vehicle trade-ins, including luxury car caps and carryover basis
• Ve

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Available: December 2011

This book offers a one-stop resource for guidance in understanding and applying the complex depreciation rules to their fixed assets.  This area is especially challenging, because bits and pieces of applicable information must be gathered from a maze of Revenue Procedures, IRS Tables and IRS Regulations. These sources are frequently old and include some materials which may be non-applicable. CCH's U.S. Master Depreciation Guide pulls the pieces together, so practitioners can make sense of all the corresponding information and put the information into practice.

The U.S. Master Depreciation Guide includes several useful "quick reference tables." These include a list of trucks, SUVs, and vans that are exempt from the luxury car caps because they weigh more than 6,000 pounds, trucks with a bed-length under six feet which are subject to a $25,000 section 179 depreciation cap, a list of states that conform to the federal bonus depreciation and section 179 expensing rules, and a comprehensive table of assets and corresponding recovery periods with cross references to the location of the related explanation.

CONTENTS:

• Discussion of the historical background of depreciation and depreciation fundamentals.
• Coverage of :
  1. Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS), which was introduced by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and is applicable to most tangible depreciable property in service after 1986;
  2. Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) introduced by the Economic Recovery Act of 1981;
  3. General rules for pre-1981 property;
  4. Asset Depreciation Range (ADR) system which dates back to 1971;
  5. Code Sec. 179 expensing rules; and
  6. Amortization of intangibles, including section 197 intangibles
• Listed property depreciation rules
• Depreciation of vehicles subject to "luxury" car caps
• Handling vehicle trade-ins, including luxury car caps and carryover basis
• Vehicle depreciation using the standard mileage rate, FAVR allowances, and other mileage based methods
• Like-kind exchanges and involuntary conversions
• Rev. Proc. 87-56 class life and depreciation period table reproduced in full text
• All MACRS depreciation tables reproduced in full text plus CCH-prepared Indian reservation property depreciation tables and tables that incorporate the effect of the first-year 30

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Offers tax and accounting professionals who work with businesses a one-stop resource for guidance in understanding and applying the complex depreciation rules to their fixed assets. This area is especially challenging, because bits and pieces of applicable information must be gathered from a maze of Revenue Procedures, IRS Tables and IRS Regulations. These sources are frequently old and include some materials which may be non-applicable. CCH's U.S. Master Depreciation Guide pulls the pieces together, so practitioners can make sense of all the corresponding information and put the information into practice.

Published annually, this new edition is completely updated to reflect all depreciation rule changes through press time in December. A special Highlights section provides a quick overview of any new legislation, cases, rulings, and regulations occurring since last year's edition, with cross-references to the explanation paragraph in which they are reflected.

The Guide presents a concise yet comprehensive discussion of the depreciation rules. It includes:

• Discussion of the historical background of depreciation and depreciation fundamentals.
• Coverage of :

1. Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS), which was introduced by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and is applicable to most tangible depreciable property in service after 1986;
2. Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) introduced by the Economic Recovery Act of 1981;
3. General rules for pre-1981 property;
4. Asset Depreciation Range (ADR) system which dates back to 1971;
5. Code Sec. 179 expensing rules; and
6. Amortization of intangibles, including section 197 intangibles.

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The Guide also discusses accounting method changes required to comply with recently issued MACRS regulations dealing with general assets accounts and dispositions, including retirements of structural components. A handy reference chart of these changes is provided.

Other highlights include:

• Listed property depreciation rules
• Depreciation of vehicles subject to "luxury" car caps
• Handling vehicle trade-ins, including luxury car caps and carryover basis
• Vehicle depreciation using the standard mileage rate, FAVR allowances, and other mileage based methods
• Like-kind exchanges and involuntary conversions
• Rev. Proc. 87-56 class life and depreciation period table reproduced in full text
• All MACRS depreciation tables reproduced in full text including Indian reservation property depreciation tables and tables that incorporate the effect of the first-year 30 percent and 50 percent bonus depreciation allowances
• How to compute MACRS without using tables
• Identifying and depreciating land i

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Offers tax and accounting professionals who work with businesses a one-stop resource for guidance in understanding and applying the complex depreciation rules to their fixed assets. This area is especially challenging, because bits and pieces of applicable information must be gathered from a maze of Revenue Procedures, IRS Tables and IRS Regulations. These sources are frequently old and include some materials which may be non-applicable. This book pulls the pieces together, so practitioners can make sense of all the corresponding information and put the information into practice.

Published annually, this new edition is completely updated to reflect all depreciation rule changes through press time in December. A special Highlights section provides a quick overview of any new legislation, cases, rulings, and regulations occurring since last year's edition, with cross-references to the explanation paragraph in which they are reflected.

The Guide presents a concise yet comprehensive discussion of the depreciation rules. It includes:

• Discussion of the historical background of depreciation and depreciation fundamentals.
• Coverage of :
  1. Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS), which was introduced by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and is applicable to most tangible depreciable property in service after 1986;
  2. Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) introduced by the Economic Recovery Act of 1981;
  3. General rules for pre-1981 property;
  4. Asset Depreciation Range (ADR) system since 1971;
  5. Code Sec. 179 expensing rules; and
  6. Amortization of intangibles, including section 197 intangibles.

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