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 2008 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
2007
70%
1.000
70%
2006
45%
0.949
43%
2005
20%
0.906
18%
2004 and older
10%
0.879
9%
CATEGORY 2
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2007
85%
1.000
85%
2006
69%
0.997
69%
2005
52%
1.003
52%
2004
34%
1.015
34%
2003 and older
20%
1.023
20%
CATEGORY 3
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2007
85%
1.000
85%
2006
69%
1.002
69%
2005
52%
0.990
51%
2004
34%
0.969
33%
2003 and older
20%
0.950
19%
CATEGORY 4
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2007
85%
1.000
85%
2006
69%
0.988
68%
2005
52%
0.975
51%
2004
34%
0.947
32%
2003 and older
20%
0.933
19%
CATEGORY 5
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2007
85%
1.000
85%
2006
69%
1.018
70%
2005
52%
1.047
54%
2004
34%
1.073
36%
2003 and older
20%
1.075
21%
CATEGORY 6
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2007
85%
1.000
85%
2006
69%
1.033
71%
2005
52%
1.104
57%
2004
34%
1.150
39%
2003 and older
20%
1.149
23%
CATEGORY 7
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2007
92%
1.000
92%
2006
84%
1.022
86%
2005
76%
1.053
80%
2004
67%
1.081
72%
2003
58%
1.085
63%
2002
49%
1.084
53%
2001
39%
1.084
42%
2000
30%
1.095
33%
1999
24%
1.104
26%
1998 and older
20%
1.113
22%
CATEGORY 8
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2007
92%
1.000
92%
2006
84%
1.028
86%
2005
76%
1.061
81%
2004
67%
1.101
74%
2003
58%
1.110
64%
2002
49%
1.120
55%
2001
39%
1.128
44%
2000
30%
1.140
34%
1999
24%
1.154
28%
1998 and older
20%
1.159
23%
(3) This rule is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2007.