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 & Swift Valuation Service Guide, "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 2018 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
2017
70%
1.000
70%
2016
45%
0.982
44%
2015
20%
0.951
19%
2014
10%
0.930
9%
Older
5%
CATEGORY 2
YEAR NEW/
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
TREND
FACTOR
TRENDED
% GOOD
2017
85%
1.000
85%
2016
69%
1.002
69%
2015
52%
1.018
53%
2014
34%
1.042
35%
2013
23%
1.040
24%
Older
18%
CATEGORY 3
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2017
85%
1.000
85%
2016
69%
0.994
69%
2015
52%
0.982
51%
2014
34%
0.977
33%
2013
23%
0.976
22%
Older
18%
CATEGORY 4
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2017
85%
1.000
85%
2016
69%
0.992
68%
2015
52%
0.994
52%
2014
34%
0.984
33%
2013
23%
0.980
23%
Older
18%
CATEGORY 5
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2017
85%
1.000
85%
2016
69%
1.004
69%
2015
52%
1.009
52%
2014
34%
1.022
35%
2013
23%
1.031
24%
Older
18%
CATEGORY 6
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2017
85%
1.000
85%
2016
69%
1.021
70%
2015
52%
1.040
54%
2014
34%
1.057
36%
2013
23%
1.071
25%
Older
18%
CATEGORY 7
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2017
92%
1.000
92%
2016
84%
1.006
84%
2015
76%
1.014
77%
2014
67%
1.026
69%
2013
58%
1.040
60%
2012
49%
1.058
52%
2011
39%
1.089
42%
2010
30%
1.107
33%
2009
24%
1.101
26%
2008
21%
1.136
24%
Older
20%
CATEGORY 8
YEAR NEW/
TREND
TRENDED
ACQUIRED
% GOOD
FACTOR
% GOOD
2017
92%
1.000
92%
2016
84%
1.009
85%
2015
76%
1.015
77%
2014
67%
1.040
70%
2013
58%
1.053
61%
2012
49%
1.057
52%
2011
39%
1.088
42%
2010
30%
1.099
33%
2009
24%
1.104
26%
2008
21%
1.174
25%
Older
20%
(3) This rule is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017.