ARM 42.21.155
ARM 42.21.155. DEPRECIATION SCHEDULES
Cite as Mont. Admin. R. 42.21.155
(1) Trended depreciation schedules of four, five, and ten years have been established for each category of property. The number of years correspond to the useful life of the property taking into account physical obsolescence. The trended depreciation schedules reflect the remaining life of the property over the term of years assigned with a 5% to 20% residual. The five- and ten-year depreciation schedules "% good" numbers were extracted from the Marshall and Swift Publication, "Fixtures and Equipment Table." The four-year table was derived from consultation with industry representatives. "Remaining Life" is a form of depreciation.
(2) The trended depreciation schedules for tax year 2007 are listed below. The categories are explained in ARM 42.21.156 . The trend factors are derived according to ARM 42.21.156 and 42.21.157 .
CATEGORY 1
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2006
70%
1.000
70%
2005
45%
0.955
43%
2004
20%
0.927
19%
2003 and older
10%
0.832
8%
CATEGORY 2
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2006
85%
1.000
85%
2005
69%
1.007
69%
2004
52%
1.018
53%
2003
34%
1.027
35%
2002 and older
20%
1.019
20%
CATEGORY 3
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2006
85%
1.000
85%
2005
69%
0.980
68%
2004
52%
0.960
50%
2003
34%
0.940
32%
2002 and older
20%
0.929
19%
CATEGORY 4
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2006
85%
1.000
85%
2005
69%
0.987
68%
2004
52%
0.958
50%
2003
34%
0.944
332
2002 and older
20%
0.945
19%
CATEGORY 5
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2006
85%
1.000
85%
2005
69%
1.029
71%
2004
52%
1.054
55%
2003
34%
1.056
36%
2002 and older
20%
1.060
21%
CATEGORY 6
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2006
85%
1.000
85%
2005
69%
1.068
74%
2004
52%
1.113
58%
2003
34%
1.112
38%
2002 and older
20%
1.106
22%
CATEGORY 7
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2006
92%
1.000
92%
2005
84%
1.031
87%
2004
76%
1.058
80%
2003
67%
1.062
71%
2002
58%
1.061
62%
2001
49%
1.061
52%
2000
39%
1.072
42%
1999
30%
1.081
32%
1998
24%
1.090
26%
1997 and older
20%
1.106
22%
CATEGORY 8
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2006
92%
1.000
92%
2005
84%
1.032
87%
2004
76%
1.072
81%
2003
67%
1.080
72%
2002
58%
1.090
63%
2001
49%
1.098
54%
2000
39%
1.110
43%
1999
30%
1.123
34%
1998
24%
1.128
27%
1997 and older
20%
1.142
23%
(3) This rule is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2006.