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- Should You Sell or Trade in Your Car?
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Car and Truck Depreciation
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Depreciation Methods
You can use one of the following methods to depreciate your vehicle:
- 200% declining balance method (200% DB) over a 5-year recovery period that switches to the straight-line method when that method produces an equal or greater deduction (the switch is built into the table).
- 150% declining balance method (150% DB) over a 5-year recovery period that switches to the straight-line method when that method produces an equal or greater deduction (the switch is built into the table).
- Straight-line method over a 5-year recovery period.
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Car Expenses-Depreciation: Depreciation Conventions
Related Links
- The Mileage Allowance Method
- The Actual Expense Method
- Six Things to Know About Depreciating Your Car
- Type of Vehicle Being Depreciated
- Heavy Trucks, Vans, and SUVs (weight-rated over 6,000 pounds)
- Passenger Cars (weight-rated at 6,000 pounds or less unloaded)
- Light Trucks, Vans, and SUVs (weight-rated 6,000 pounds or less fully loaded)
- Electric Cars-Depreciation Limits
- Improvements Made to Vehicle
- Depreciation Recapture Rule
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