Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) 101

on Monday, December 8, 2008

People who Purchase certain renewable enery assets may be eligible to depreciate those assets more quickly than they think. Thow owners of the equipment get the "MACRS" sometimes prounouced "MACKERS".

The Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) is the current method of accelerated asset depreciation required by the United States income tax code. Under MACRS, all assets are divided into classes which dictate the number of years over which an asset's cost will be recovered.

Source: Wikipedia

Here are some links to the US Internal Revenue Web Site that Might help:

Introduction
Useful Items - You may want to see:
What Property Qualifies?
Terms you may need to know (see Glossary):
Eligible Property
Property Acquired for Business Use
Property Acquired by Purchase
What Property Does Not Qualify?
Terms you may need to know (see Glossary):
Land and Improvements
Excepted Property
How Much Can You Deduct?
Terms you may need to know (see Glossary):
Dollar Limits
Business Income Limit
Partnerships and Partners
S Corporations
Other Corporations
How Do You Elect the Deduction?
Terms you may need to know (see Glossary):
When Must You Recapture the Deduction?
Terms you may need to know (see Glossary):

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