Section 50 IAC 5.1-6-3 - Mandatory adjustmentAuthority: IC 6-1.1-8-42; IC 6-1.1-31-1
Affected: IC 6-1.1-8-26; IC 6-1.1-31
Sec. 3.
(a) The cost of depreciable personal property as computed in section 2 of this rule must be reported at the tax basis of such property as defined in Section 1012 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The cost of depreciable personal property shall not be reduced by Sections 167 (depreciation) or 179 (expense election deduction) of the Internal Revenue Code or any credits (such as investment tax credit) which would otherwise diminish the cost basis of the property.(b) If the tax basis of the depreciable personal property is different from the cost reflected on the books and records of the taxpayer, an adjustment must be made to the cost per books of the assessable depreciable personal property. The cost reflected on the books and records must be adjusted to the tax basis of the property.(c) The adjustment of the cost of depreciable personal property to its tax basis is required to be made regardless of whether it is an increase or decrease to the cost recorded on the books and records.Department of Local Government Finance; 50 IAC 5.1-6-3; filed Dec 15, 1993, 5:00 p.m.: 17 IR 961; reinstated by IC 6-1.1-8-44, eff Jul 1, 2003