In: Accounting
Outline categories of qualifying property
Qualified property refers to the qualified improvement property as mentioned in Section 168(e)(6) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, and includes any of the following improvements which are performed on non-residential real property and placed in service after the date such non-residential real property was placed in service first: ventilation, roofs; heating, and air-conditioning property; alarm systems and fire protection; and security systems. The qualified property should be depreciable, tangible, personal property which is acquired for usage in the active conduct of a business or trade. The qualifying property can be categorised as:
-- Machinery and equipment
-- Business with over gross weight of vehicle for 6,000 lbs
-- Business personal property i.e. basically any type of property that isn't attached physically to a building.
-- Listed property which can be utilized or both personal and business purposes. The 179 deduction would be applicable only on the percentage of time you use this property for business motives.
-- The improvement costs to business buildings for fire alarms, suppression, and security systems, roofing, and HVAC.