"Arthur L. Rubin" <ronnirubin[at]sprintmail.com> wrote:

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It's five year for regular and AMT bonus depreciation or
not. The only difference between AMT and regular
depreciation for personal property with no bonus is the
difference in acceleration.

--
David M. Woods, EA
Boston, MA 02109

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Check on the bonus depreciation for anything to do with
rentals. Allowed: most types of depreciable nonrealty
property; qualified leasehold improvement property which is
NONresidential real property.

This goes waaaaaay back to the days of "20% additional first
year..." which did NOT apply to rentals. (I got caught on it
back in the mid-70s and have never forgotten.)

Nan, EA in LA

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Is a washer/dryer for a residential rental unit 5 year
property (9 for AMT if, for some unknown reason, bonus
depreciation is not taken), or have I made a mistake?

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