(a) What is meant by half-year convention? (b) Where does it show up in the MACRS depre­ciation rate table? What is its effect?

What will be an ideal response?


(a) The half-year convention assumes that all property is placed in service at the
midpoint of the tax year of installation.
(b) The half-year convention is evident in two places: the first and last years of the MACRS depreciation rates table. In year one, the MACRS rate is limited to one-half of the allowed DB or DDB rate. Also, the last year’s rate is one-half of the previous year’s rate.

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