ARM 42.21.153
ARM 42.21.153. SKI LIFT EQUIPMENT
Cite as Mont. Admin. R. 42.21.153
(1) The average market value of ski lift equipment, which is classified as aerial lifts, surface lifts, portable lifts and tows and which include the towers, cables, ropes, sheave assemblies, the conveying devices, power units, and all accessories, shall be determined by trending and depreciating the original installed cost on an age/life basis to compensate for ordinary physical deterioration and/or functional obsolescence.
(2) The "average of all" industry trend factors as indicated by the Marshall & Swift Valuation Service Guide shall be used.
(3) The depreciation schedules shall be determined by the life expectancy of the equipment and will normally compensate for the loss in value due to ordinary wear and tear, offset by reasonable maintenance, and ordinary functional obsolescence due to the technological changes during the life expectancy period.
(4) The trend and depreciation schedule referred to in (2) and (3) is listed below.
YEAR NEW/
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
TREND
FACTOR
TRENDED
% GOOD
2017
92%
1.000
92%
2016
84%
1.016
85%
2015
76%
1.008
77%
2014
67%
1.018
68%
2013
58%
1.031
60%
2012
49%
1.039
51%
2011
39%
1.069
42%
2010
30%
1.102
33%
2009
24%
1.094
26%
2008 and older
21%
1.126
24%
(a) The taxpayer must initially list with the department:
(i) all equipment by year of installation; and
(ii) installed costs of that equipment.
(b) Each year thereafter, the taxpayer must list with the department:
(i) all additions or deletions from the previous year's list, with installed cost.
(5) This methodology is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017.