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	MACRS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		MACRS replaced ACRS in the United States in 1986 with the passing of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA-86), as the depreciation method condoned by the IRS and is in force today.
		MACRS allows for more depreciation towards the beginning of the life of the capital asset (similar to double declining balance), allowing the tax deductible depreciation expense to be taken sooner, thus increasing the net present value of the capital purchase, thus allowing a company to retain more income early in the deprecation cycle.
		Each MACRS class has a predetermined schedule, which determines the percentage of the asset's cost which is depreciated each year (see tables).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MACRS (812 words)

	The Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) - Basic Rules - Mod. 10 Sec. 2
		Under MACRS, the office desks and the single-purpose horticultural structure are 7-year MACRS property; the mini computer and the heavy-duty truck are 5-year property; and the over-the-road tractor is 3-year MACRS property.
		For MACRS purposes, the building is classified as nonresidential realty, and is assigned a recovery period of 39 years.
		MACRS it is necessary to determine the cost recovery basis of the asset.
	taxpoint.swcollege.com /taxpoint_2001/student/m10/m10-2.html (2391 words)

	Variations on MACRS
		The normal MACRS depreciation tables are the most commonly used and generally the most favorable to taxpayers, because they provide for the largest possible deductions in the earliest years.
		Most often the 150 percent declining balance method is used for the same recovery periods as normal MACRS, but you do have the option of using the longer ADS recovery periods as described below.
		Normal MACRS uses a straight-line method for real estate, which is property in the 27.5- or 39-year class.
	taxguide.completetax.com /text/c60s15d605.asp (204 words)

	Cellutionware - Depreciation notes and reference tables relative to fixed asset depreciation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		MACRS (Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System)- MACRS is a system of recovering the cost of qualifying assets over a period of time as specified by the Internal Revenue code.
		MACRS uses the 200% declining-balance method (with a switch to straight-line in the year it is more advantages) for all personal property except personal property with 15 and 20 year recovery periods.
		The regular MACRS deduction is computed on the remaining balance of the basis after reducing it by any Code Section 179 expense and the additional 30% (or 50%) deduction.
	www.cellutionware.com /depreciation_notes.htm (1588 words)

	Depreciation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Under MACRS an asset's depreciable basis is multiplied by a percentage obtained from one of the IRS tables to determine the depreciation deduction.
		MACRS percentage tables with the appropriate depreciation percentages for the quarter of acquisition are available for computing the depreciation deduction.
		Under this method the annual depreciation deduction is calculated by dividing the depreciable basis of the asset by the number of years in the recovery period.
	www.timbertax.org /getstarted/depreciation/depreciation.asp (1620 words)

	Publication 225 - Farmer's Tax Guide - Figuring Depreciation Under MACRS
		You generally must depreciate the carryover basis of MACRS property acquired in a like-kind exchange or involuntary conversion over the remaining recovery period of the property exchanged or involuntarily converted.
		You must depreciate MACRS property acquired by a corporation or partnership in certain nontaxable transfers over the property's remaining recovery period in the transferor's hands, as if the transfer had not occurred.
		When you 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.
	web-services.gov /pilots/Taxmap/pubs/p225-032.htm (3693 words)

	Depreciation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This may be a more realistic reflection of an asset's actual resale value, as well as the expected benefit from the use of the asset: many assets are most useful when they are new.
		In the U.S., a form of double declining-balance depreciation, MACRS, is used for tax purposes and is based on time.
		Units of Production depreciation is used in the U.S. in cases where MACRS is inappropriate, and the value to depreciate is based in the asset, such as a mine or natural resources.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Depreciation (1480 words)

	Depreciation Methods
		Some assets are not eligible for MACRS depreciation, including intangible assets such as patents, trademarks, and business goodwill.
		Once you know the classification and the tax basis of the asset you need to depreciate, you can use a special table provided by the IRS to determine the percentage of the item's tax basis that can be deducted each year.
		MACRS provides for a slightly larger write-off in the earlier years of the cost recovery period.
	taxguide2002.completetax.com /text/c60s15d595.asp?style=0 (808 words)

	Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs)
		These MACRs and their final content are set forth and described here in the best possible order - chronologically by dates and mission targets as these took place from the very beginning of combat operations in 1943 until war’s end in 1945.
		It is to be noted for the record that some of the MACR records are sketchy on some supporting details for some missing aircrews, while most all others are revealing with a depth of facts.
		What follows is a final summation extracted from the 392nd MACRs as a historical perspective of the facts of the Group’s "missing" from the first until the last.
	www.b24.net /missions/macr.htm (247 words)

	Army Air Forces: Missing Air Crew Reports
		The Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) was authorized in May 1943 to record the facts of the last known circumstances regarding missing air crews.
		Also many were prepared at the end of the war to cover losses prior to the introduction of the MACR in the summer of 1943.
		With the MACR number you can order the report, or entire file, from the National Archives - [Read about it here].
	www.armyairforces.com /dbmacr.asp (350 words)

	MACRS Depreciation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The MACRS calculation lets you generate depreciation schedules using the MACRS method.
		MACRS categorizes all business assets into classes and specifies the time period over which you can write off assets in each class.
		For this reason you'll sometimes notice small differences between the percentages in the tables and the percentages as calculated by FinKit: the tables contain small adjustments to the percentages to account for rounding, while in FinKit the adjustments are made to the depreciation amounts.
	www.paranzasoft.com /help/pages/caDepMACRS.html (245 words)

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		A major benefit of MACRS and ADS is the elimination of previous areas of dispute between taxpayers and the IRS.
		The only difference between straightline under MACRS and the normal MACRS method is that the straightline method is used rather than an accelerated method.
		MACRS assigns a useful life to be used in computing depreciation for each asset.
	itech.fgcu.edu /faculty/sthompso/Pship/IndCh9Ans.doc (4805 words)

	Solutions 10
		MACRS Class Lives are determined using the Table of MACRS Classes found in Rev. Proc.
		The MACRS recovery period is determined by finding the proper class and description of the asset, and using the recovery period in the column labeled General Depreciation System.
		Breeding horses are in asset class 01.22, have a class life of 10 years, MACRS recovery period of 7 years, and ADS recovery period of 10 years.
	www.clt.astate.edu /sboyd/solutions_10.htm (480 words)

	Publication 527 - Residential Rental Property (Including Rental of Vacation Homes) - Depreciation
		It is new property that is depreciated under MACRS with a recovery period of 20 years or less.
		Generally, personal property is excluded from MACRS if you (or a person related to you) owned or used it in 1986 or if your tenant is a person (or someone related to the person) who owned or used it in 1986.
		To figure your MACRS deduction under the straight line method, you must apply a different depreciation rate to the adjusted basis of your property for each tax year in the recovery period.
	tax.dentoncounty.com /Tax_Forms_2004/Taxmap/pubs/p527-006.htm (6344 words)

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		The MACRS depreciation deduction for the automobile in 1997 is $1,320.
		The MACRS depreciation deductions for 1995, 1996, and 1997 are $1,400, $2,240, $800, respectively.
		Total recapture for 1997 is $1,540 ($3,640 MACRS depreciation for 1995 and 1996 $2,100 total depreciation under ADS for 1995 and 1996).
	www.fsu.edu /~accdept/Tax1Ch10.html (1034 words)

	College of Engineering -- Local Technical Assistance Program - MACRS
		The MACRS organization was started in 1979 with John Bilbro, of Rosebud County as the first President.
		The 26th Annual MACRS Conference in Great Falls was a true success by bringing together road supervisors and road crew members, commissioners, outstanding key note speakers, new technology, road law issues, asset management issues, and new equipment.
		Dues of $100 entitle the county to annual membership in MACRS and participation in the annual state Conference/Seminar for one county representative.
	www.coe.montana.edu /ltap/pages/macrs.htm (388 words)

	Publication 17 (2002), Your Federal Income Tax (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The allowance is a depreciation deduction equal to 30% of the property's depreciable basis.
		You must use MACRS to figure the depreciation on property you used as your home and changed to rental property in 2002.
		You cannot use MACRS for certain personal property placed in service in your rental property in 2002 if it had been previously placed in service before MACRS became effective in 1987 (before August 1, 1986, if election made).
	public.ccplib.org /irs/irs_html/pubs/p17-26.html (2000 words)

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		By specifying the conventions for broad classes of assets, the amount of depreciation in the year an asset is purchased or sold is uniformly determinable.
		That is, the benefit of the MACRS depreciation system is only available when the property is used more than 50% of the time in a trade or business of the taxpayer.
		The cost-recovery deduction on automobiles is limited to the lower of the regular MACRS deduction or a prescribed amount.
	www.pvamu.edu /edir/wvetter/acct3343/hwk-probs-sp-2005/3343-ch-10-all.doc (5398 words)

	Accounting Depreciation Methods
		The MACRS methods created by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 are mandatory for most tangible property placed in service after December 31, 1986.
		The MACRS rules of the 1986 Tax Reform Act keep the half-year averaging in the year of acquisition, but they also generally allow for a half-year of depreciation in the year of disposition.
		Under this midquarter convention, MACRS personal property is treated as though you placed it in service in the middle of the quarter in which you purchased it.
	www.depreciationmanagement.com /depreciation_methods.html (2748 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The leasehold improvements made by the lessor must categorically be recovered over the MACRS life of the building assuming the improvements are considered part of the building as opposed to personalty.
		§168(i)(6) provides that any MACRS deduction for an improvement or addition to property shall be computed the same way as the MACRS deduction for the property if the property had been placed in service at the same time as the improvement or addition.
		The MACRS class of the underlying property controls the MACRS life of the improvements or additions.
	www.taxresourcegroup.com /library/memo/1318.html (381 words)

	Journal of Accountancy: MACRS reclassification not change in accounting method - modified accelerated cost recovery ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		On these returns Brookshire reclassified the gas stations as 15-year property and recalculated the depreciation deduction using the 150%-declining-balance MACRS method, as specified in the ISP.
		The IRS audited the 1996 and 1997 returns and issued a deficiency notice, asserting Brookshire had to reduce its MACRS deductions for those years because it had changed its accounting method without obtaining prior consent.
		The IRS argued the useful life exception was not applicable under MACRS.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m6280/is_5_195/ai_101942352 (380 words)

	DRS: SN 2002(10), Bonus Depreciation for Connecticut Corporation Business Tax Purposes
		The regular MACRS depreciation is calculated after reducing the adjusted basis of the new property by the additional first-year allowance.
		Subtract the difference between the amount of MACRS depreciation that is allowed for Connecticut corporation business tax purposes and the amount that is allowed for federal tax purposes in the initial year the bonus depreciation is claimed and in each subsequent year in which the property is depreciated.
		Assume that the equipment is MACRS 5-year property, that the half-year convention applies, and that no amount is expensed under I.R.C. For federal tax purposes, the corporation claims the bonus depreciation under I.R.C. §168(k) in the amount of $30,000 ($100,000 x 30%).
	www.ct.gov /drs/cwp/view.asp?a=1514&q=268862 (1526 words)

	Depreciation Guidance on Like-Kind - 1031 Exchange Professionals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Thus, the acquired MACRS property is depreciated over the remaining recovery period of, and using the same depreciation method and convention as that of, the exchanged or involuntarily converted MACRS property.
		For acquired MACRS property placed in service before January 3, 2000, the IRS is aware that taxpayers are depreciating this acquired property either (1) similarly to the manner set out in Notice 2000-4; or (2) as newly purchased MACRS property.
		COMPLIANCE TIP: Generally, a change from treating MACRS property acquired in a like-kind exchange or an involuntary conversion as newly purchased MACRS property to treating the property under the principles of Notice 2000-4 is a change in method of accounting.
	1031cpas.com /macrs_notice.htm (481 words)

	New Tax Relief Legislation Allows for Write-Off - DermatologyTimes
		Under MACRS, the write-off is greatest in the first year when out-of-pocket expenditures usually are greater and smaller in each succeeding year of the recovery period.
		The MACRS write-off occurs at a uniform rate of up to 200 percent of the straight-line depreciation deduction.
		The book value or basis of the equipment is reduced each year by the depreciation deduction and the 200 percent rate applied to the resulting balance.
	www.dermatologytimes.com /dermatologytimes/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=72717 (1194 words)

	Miltary Aircraft Accident Report Ordering Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The information contained in a typical MACR includes a date, time, and location that the crew and aircraft were last seen or reported missing from the formation.
		Additional information included in the MACR is the aircraft AAF serial (tail) number; nickname or squadron identification letter; and the type, model, and serial number of the engine(s) or machine gun(s).
		While MACRs are primarily on combat losses and accident reports (USAAF Form 14) [make hyperlink to accident report] are for non-combat accidents, there are times that both reports are filled out on the same loss.
	www.aviationarchaeology.com /src/reports.htm (1166 words)

	Liberal Depreciation for Property Received in Like-Kind Exchange (July 2000)
		In determining the depreciation allowable for MACRS property acquired in a exchange of MACRS property under §1031 (like-kind exchanges) or §1033 (involuntary conversions), the acquired MACRS property is:
		Any excess of the basis in the acquired MACRS property over the adjusted basis in the exchanged MACRS property is treated as newly purchased MACRS property.
		For exchanges after Jan. 3, 2000: This provision is effective, and must be followed, for acquired MACRS property placed in service on or after January 3, 2000, in a like-kind exchange of MACRS property under §1031.
	www.hoven.com /articles/article_liberal_depreciation_property.cfm (690 words)

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