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Rev. Proc. 76-17


Rev. Proc. 76-17; 1976-1 C.B. 557

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    26 CFR 601.105: Examination of returns and claims for refund credit

    or abatement; determination of correct tax liability.

    (Also Part I, Section 167; 1.167(a)-11.)

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Citations: Rev. Proc. 76-17; 1976-1 C.B. 557

Superseded by Rev. Proc. 77-10

Rev. Proc. 76-17 1

Section 1. Purpose.

The purpose of this Revenue Procedure is to prescribe under section 1.167(a)-11 of the Income Tax Regulations revised and supplementary asset guideline classes for the manufacture of textile mill products, and to prescribe asset guideline depreciation periods and ranges and annual asset guideline repair allowance percentages for these classes.

The revised and supplementary guideline classes, asset guideline depreciation periods and ranges, and annual asset guideline repair allowance percentages are set forth in Section 2 of this Revenue Procedure.

Sec. 2. Asset Guideline Classes and Periods, Asset Depreciation Ranges, and Annual Asset Guideline Repair Allowance Percentages for Assets Used In the Manufacture of Textile Products.

The asset guideline classes, asset guideline depreciation periods and ranges, and annual asset guideline repair allowance percentages are prescribed as set forth below.

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                                    Asset Depreciation

 

                                     Range (in years)     Annual

 

                                   -------------------    Asset

 

 Asset                                    Asset           Guideline

 

 Guide-                                   Guide-          Repair

 

 line    Description of Assets     Lower  line    Upper   Allowance

 

 Class         Included            Limit  Period  Limit   Percentage

 

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 22.1    Manufacture of

 

         Knitted Goods:

 

 

           Includes assets

 

         used in the production

 

         of knitted and netted

 

         fabrics and lace. Assets

 

         used in yarn preparation,

 

         bleaching, dyeing,

 

         printing, and other

 

         similar finishing

 

         processes, texturing, and

 

         packaging are elsewhere

 

         classified _________________  6.0    7.5   9.0       7.0

 

 

 22.2    Manufacture of Yarn,

 

         Thread, and Woven

 

         Fabric:

 

 

           Includes assets

 

         used in the production

 

         of spun yarns including

 

         the preparing, blending,

 

         spinning, and twisting,

 

         of fibers into yarns and

 

         threads, the preparation

 

         of yarns such as

 

         twisting, warping, and

 

         winding, the production

 

         of covered elastic yarn

 

         and thread, cordage,

 

         woven fabric, tire

 

         fabric, braided fabric,

 

         twisted jute for packing,

 

         mattresses, pads, sheets,

 

         and industrial belts, and

 

         the processing of textile

 

         mill waste to recover

 

         fibers, flocks, and

 

         shoddies. Assets used to

 

         manufacture carpets, man

 

         made fibers, and

 

         nonwovens, and assets used

 

         in texturing, bleaching,

 

         dyeing, printing, and

 

         other similar finishing

 

         processes, are elsewhere

 

         classified _______________    9.0    11.0  13.0      16.0

 

 

 22.3    Manufacture of Carpets,

 

         and Dyeing, Finishing,

 

         and Packaging of Textile

 

         Products:

 

 

           Includes assets used

 

         in the production of

 

         carpets, rugs, mats,

 

         woven carpet backing,

 

         chenille, and other

 

         tufted products, and

 

         assets used in the

 

         joining together of

 

         baking with carpet yarn

 

         or fabric. Includes

 

         assets used in washing,

 

         scouring, bleaching,

 

         dyeing, printing,

 

         drying, and similar

 

         finishing processes

 

         applied to textile

 

         fabrics, yarns, threads,

 

         and other textile goods.

 

         Includes assets used in

 

         the production and

 

         packaging of textile

 

         products, other than

 

         apparel, by creasing,

 

         forming, trimming,

 

         cutting, and sewing, such

 

         as the preparation of

 

         carpet and fabric samples,

 

         or similar joining

 

         together processes (other

 

         than the production of

 

         scrim reinforced paper

 

         products and laminated

 

         paper products) such as

 

 

         the sewing and folding of

 

         hosiery and panty hose,

 

         the creasing, folding,

 

         trimming, and cutting of

 

         fabrics to produce

 

         nonwoven products, such as

 

         disposable diapers and

 

         sanitary products. Assets

 

         used in the manufacture

 

         of nonwoven carpet

 

         backing, and hard surface

 

         floor covering such as

 

         tile, rubber, and cork,

 

         are elsewhere classified _____ 7.0    9.0  11.0      15.0

 

 

 22.4    Manufacture of Textured

 

         Yarns:

 

 

           Includes assets used in

 

         the processing of yarns

 

         to impart bulk and/or

 

         stretch properties to the

 

         yarn. The principal

 

         machines involved are

 

         falsetwist, draw,

 

         beam-to-beam, and stuffer

 

         box texturing equipment

 

         and related high-speed

 

         twisters and winders.

 

         Assets, as described

 

         above, which are used

 

         to further process man

 

         made fibers are elsewhere

 

         classified when located

 

         in the same plant in an

 

         integrated operation with

 

         man made fiber producing

 

         assets. Assets used to

 

         manufacture man made

 

         fibers and assets used in

 

         bleaching, dyeing,

 

         printing, and other

 

         similar finishing

 

         processes, are elsewhere

 

         classified _________________  6.5    8.0   9.5       7.0

 

 

 22.5    Manufacture of Nonwoven

 

         Fabrics:

 

 

           Includes assets used in

 

         the production of nonwoven

 

         fabrics, felt goods

 

         including felt hats,

 

         padding, batting, wadding,

 

         oakum and fillings, from

 

         new materials and from

 

         textile mill waste. Non-

 

         woven fabrics are defined

 

         as fabrics (other than

 

         reinforced and laminated

 

         composites consisting of

 

         nonwovens and other

 

         products) manufactured by

 

         bonding natural and/or

 

         synthetic fibers and/or

 

         filaments by means of

 

         induced mechanical

 

         interlocking, fluid

 

         entanglement, chemical

 

         adhesion, thermal or

 

         solvent reaction, or by

 

         combination thereof other

 

         than natural hydration

 

         bonding as occurs with

 

         natural cellulose fibers.

 

         Such means include resin

 

         bonding, web bonding, and

 

         melt bonding. Specifically

 

         includes assets used to

 

         make flocked and needle

 

         punched products other

 

         than carpets and rugs.

 

         Assets, as described

 

         above, which are used to

 

         manufacture nonwovens are

 

         elsewhere classified when

 

         located in the same plant

 

         in an integrated

 

         operation with man made

 

         fiber producing assets.

 

         Assets used to manufacture

 

         man made fibers and assets

 

         used in bleaching, dyeing,

 

         printing, and other

 

         similar finishing

 

         processes, are elsewhere

 

         classified ________________   8.0    10.0  12.0      15.0

 

 

Sec. 3. Effect On Other Documents.

Rev. Proc. 72-10, 1972-1 C.B. 721, and Rev. Proc. 73-26, 1973-2 C.B. 479, are modified by the elimination of title 22.0, Manufacture of Textile Mill Products, and the prescription of revised and supplementary guideline classes 22.1, Manufacture of Knitted Goods; 22.2, Manufacture of Yarn, Thread, and Woven Fabric; 22.3, Manufacture of Carpets, and Dyeing, Finishing, and Packaging of Textile Products; 22.4, Manufacture of Textile Yarns; and 22.5 Manufacture of Nonwoven Fabrics, with prescribed asset guideline depreciation periods and ranges, and annual asset guideline repair allowance percentages as set forth in Section 2 of this Revenue Procedure.

Sec. 4. Effective Date.

The asset guideline classes, asset guideline depreciation periods and ranges, and annual asset guideline repair allowance percentages for the activity classes set forth in this Revenue Procedure are effective for property first placed in service after December 31, 1975.

1 Also released as IR-1578, dated March 24, 1976.

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  • Cross-Reference

    26 CFR 601.105: Examination of returns and claims for refund credit

    or abatement; determination of correct tax liability.

    (Also Part I, Section 167; 1.167(a)-11.)

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    English
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