Limitation on depreciation for luxury automobiles; limitation where certain property used for personal purposes
Limitation on amount of depreciation for luxury automobiles
Depreciation
Limitation
The amount of the depreciation deduction for any taxable year for any passenger automobile shall not exceed—
$2,560 for the 1st taxable year in the recovery period,
$4,100 for the 2nd taxable year in the recovery period,
$2,450 for the 3rd taxable year in the recovery period, and
$1,475 for each succeeding taxable year in the recovery period.
Disallowed deductions allowed for years after recovery period
In general
$1,475 limitation
Property must be depreciable
Amount treated as depreciation deduction
Coordination with reductions in amount allowable by reason of personal use, etc.
This subsection shall be applied before—
the application of subsection (b), and
the application of any other reduction in the amount of any depreciation deduction allowable under section 168 by reason of any use not qualifying the property for such credit or depreciation deduction.
Limitation where business use of listed property not greater than 50 percent
Depreciation
Recapture
Where business use percentage does not exceed 50 percent
If—
property is predominantly used in a qualified business use in a taxable year in which it is placed in service, and
such property is not predominantly used in a qualified business use for any subsequent taxable year,
then any excess depreciation shall be included in gross income for the taxable year referred to in clause (ii), and the depreciation deduction for the taxable year referred to in clause (ii) and any subsequent taxable years shall be determined under section 168(g) (relating to alternative depreciation system).
Excess depreciation
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “excess depreciation” means the excess (if any) of—
the amount of the depreciation deductions allowable with respect to the property for taxable years before the 1st taxable year in which the property was not predominantly used in a qualified business use, over
the amount which would have been so allowable if the property had not been predominantly used in a qualified business use for the taxable year in which it was placed in service.
Property predominantly used in qualified business use
Treatment of leases
Lessor’s deductions not affected
Lessee’s deductions reduced
Allowable percentage
Lease term
Lessee recapture
Definitions and special rules
For purposes of this section—
Coordination with section 179
Subsequent depreciation deductions reduced for deductions allocable to personal use
Deductions of employee
In general
Employee use
Listed property
In general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “listed property” means—
any passenger automobile,
any other property used as a means of transportation,
any property of a type generally used for purposes of entertainment, recreation, or amusement,
any computer or peripheral equipment (as defined in section 168(i)(2)(B)), “and” 1
any other property of a type specified by the Secretary by regulations.
Exception for certain computers
Exception for property used in business of transporting persons or property
Passenger automobile
In general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “passenger automobile” means any 4-wheeled vehicle—
which is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, and
which is rated at 6,000 pounds unloaded gross vehicle weight or less.
In the case of a truck or van, clause (ii) shall be applied by substituting “gross vehicle weight” for “unloaded gross vehicle weight”.
Exception for certain vehicles
The term “passenger automobile” shall not include—
any ambulance, hearse, or combination ambulance-hearse used by the taxpayer directly in a trade or business,
any vehicle used by the taxpayer directly in the trade or business of transporting persons or property for compensation or hire, and
under regulations, any truck or van.
Business use percentage
In general
Qualified business use
Exception for certain use by 5-percent owners and related persons
In general
The term “qualified business use” shall not include—
leasing property to any 5-percent owner or related person,
use of property provided as compensation for the performance of services by a 5-percent owner or related person, or
use of property provided as compensation for the performance of services by any person not described in subclause (II) unless an amount is included in the gross income of such person with respect to such use, and, where required, there was withholding under chapter 24.
Special rule for aircraft
Definitions
For purposes of this paragraph—
5-percent owner
Related person
Automobile price inflation adjustment
In general
Automobile price inflation adjustment
For purposes of this paragraph—
In general
The automobile price inflation adjustment for any calendar year is the percentage (if any) by which—
the CPI automobile component for October of the preceding calendar year, exceeds
the CPI automobile component for October of 1987.
CPI automobile component
Unrecovered basis
All taxpayers holding interests in passenger automobile treated as 1 taxpayer
Special rule for property acquired in nonrecognition transactions
Regulations
Source
(Added Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title I, § 179(a),Notes
Inflation Adjusted Items for Certain Calendar Years
Amendments
Effective Date of 2014 Amendment
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Effective Date of 1989 Amendment
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by section 4 [amending this section] shall apply to—
property placed in service after
property leased after
The amendments made by section 4 [amending this section] shall not apply to any property—
acquired by the taxpayer pursuant to a binding contract in effect on
of which the taxpayer is the lessee, but only if the lease is pursuant to a binding contract in effect on
Effective Date
In general.—
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amendments made by subsections (a) and (c) [enacting this section] shall apply to—
property placed in service after
property leased after
The amendments made by subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to any property—
acquired by the taxpayer pursuant to a binding contract in effect on
of which the taxpayer is the lessee but only if the lease is pursuant to a binding contract in effect on
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ‘15-year real property’ includes 18-year real property.
Compliance provisions.—
The amendments made by subsection (b) [amending sections 274, 6653, and 6695 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after