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 corresponds 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 percent to 20 percent 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 2012 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/
ACQUIRED
%GOOD
TREND
FACTOR
TRENDED
% GOOD
2011
70%
1.000
70%
2010
45%
0.917
41%
2009
20%
0.884
18%
2008 and older
10%
0.824
8%
CATEGORY 2
YEAR NEW/
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
TREND
FACTOR
TRENDED
% GOOD
2011
85%
1.000
85%
2010
69%
1.004
69%
2009
52%
0.961
50%
2008
34%
1.039
35%
2007 and older
20%
1.062
21%
CATEGORY 3
YEAR NEW/
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
TREND
FACTOR
TRENDED
% GOOD
2011
85%
1.000
85%
2010
69%
0.964
67%
2009
52%
0.947
49%
2008
34%
0.915
31%
2007 and older
20%
0.826
17%
CATEGORY 4
YEAR NEW/
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
TREND
FACTOR
TRENDED
% GOOD
2011
85%
1.000
85%
2010
69%
0.988
68%
2009
52%
0.978
51%
2008
34%
0.965
33%
2007 and older
20%
0.945
19%
CATEGORY 5
YEAR NEW/
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
TREND
FACTOR
TRENDED
% GOOD
2011
85%
1.000
85%
2010
69%
1.009
70%
2009
52%
1.014
53%
2008
34%
1.058
36%
2007 and older
20%
1.073
21%
CATEGORY 6
YEAR NEW/
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
TREND FACTOR
TRENDED % GOOD
2011
85%
1.000
85%
2010
69%
1.025
71%
2009
52%
1.044
54%
2008
34%
1.049
36%
2007 and older
20%
1.080
22%
CATEGORY 7
YEAR NEW/
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
TREND
FACTOR
TRENDED
% GOOD
2011
92%
1.000
92%
2010
84%
1.016
85%
2009
76%
1.010
77%
2008
67%
1.042
70%
2007
58%
1.061
62%
2006
49%
1.084
53%
2005
39%
1.117
44%
2004
30%
1.146
34%
2003
24%
1.151
28%
2002 and older
20%
1.150
23%
CATEGORY 8
YEAR NEW/
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
TREND
FACTOR
TRENDED
% GOOD
2011
92%
1.000
92%
2010
84%
1.011
85%
2009
76%
1.016
77%
2008
67%
1.080
72%
2007
58%
1.103
64%
2006
49%
1.135
56%
2005
39%
1.171
46%
2004
30%
1.216
36%
2003
24%
1.226
29%
2002 and older
20%
1.237
25%
(3) This rule is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2011.