DEPRECIATION DEDUCTION LIMITS PROVIDED FOR AUTOS PLACED IN SERVICE IN 1992.
Rev. Proc. 92-43; 1992-1 C.B. 873
- Institutional AuthorsInternal Revenue Service
- Code Sections
- Subject Area/Tax Topics
- Index Termsluxury autos, depreciation, limit
- Jurisdictions
- LanguageEnglish
- Tax Analysts Electronic Citation92 TNT 118-16
Rev. Proc. 92-43
SECTION 1. PURPOSE
This revenue procedure provides owners and lessees of passenger automobiles with tables detailing the limitations on depreciation deductions for automobiles first placed in service during calendar year 1992 and the amounts to be included in income for automobiles first leased during calendar year 1992. Each table reflects the automobile price inflation adjustments required by section 280F(d)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code.
SEC. 2. BACKGROUND
For owners of automobiles, section 280F(a) of the Code imposes dollar limitations on the depreciation deduction for both the year that the automobile is placed in service and each succeeding year. Section 280F(d)(7) requires the amounts allowable as depreciation deductions to be increased by a price inflation adjustment amount for passenger automobiles placed in service after calendar year 1988.
For leased automobiles, section 280F(c) of the Code requires a reduction in the deduction allowed to the lessee of the automobile. The reduction must be substantially equivalent to the limitations on the depreciation deductions imposed on owners of automobiles. Under section 1.280F-7T(a) of the temporary Income Tax Regulations, this reduction requires the lessees to include in gross income an inclusion amount determined by applying a formula to the amount obtained from a table. The table shows inclusion amounts for a range of fair market values for each tax year after the automobile is first leased.
SEC. 3. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE
01. The limitations on depreciation deductions in section 4.02 of this revenue procedure apply to automobiles (other than leased automobiles) that are placed in service in calendar year 1992 and continue to apply for each tax year that the automobile remains in service.
02. The table in section 4.03 of this revenue procedure applies to leased automobiles for which the lease term begins in calendar year 1992. Lessees of such automobiles must use this table to determine the inclusion amount for each tax year during which the automobile is leased. See sections 1.280F-5T(d), 1.280F-5T(e), and 1.280F-7T(a) of the temporary regulations, Rev. Proc. 89-64, 1989-2 C.B. 783, Rev. Proc. 90-22, 1990-1 C.B. 504, and Rev. Proc. 91-30, 1991-1 C.B. 563, to determine inclusion amounts for automobiles first leased before January 1, 1992.
SEC. 4. APPLICATION
01. A taxpayer placing an automobile in service for the first time during calendar year 1992 is limited to the depreciation deduction shown in Table 1 of section 4.02(2). A taxpayer first leasing an automobile in calendar year 1992 must use Table 2 in section 4.03 to determine the inclusion amount that is added to gross income. Otherwise, the procedures of section 1.280F-7T(a) of the temporary regulations must be followed.
02. LIMITATIONS ON, DEPRECIATIONS DEDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN AUTOMOBILES.
(1) AMOUNT OF THE INFLATION ADJUSTMENT. Under section 280F(d)(7)(B)(i)x of Automobiles, the Code, 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 1987. The term "CPI automobile component" is defined in section 280F(d)(7)(B)(ii) as the "automobile component" of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor (the CPI). The new car component of the CPI was 115.2 for October 1987 and 125.0 for October 1991. The October 1991 index exceeded the October 1987 index by 9.8. The Internal Revenue Service has, therefore, determined that the automobile price inflation adjustment for 1992 is 8.51 percent (9.8/115.2 x 100%). This adjustment is applicable to all automobiles that are first placed in service in calendar year 1992. The dollar limitations in section 280F(a) must therefore be multiplied by a factor of 0.0851, and the resulting increases, after rounding to the nearest $100, are added to the 1988 limitations to give the depreciation limitations for 1992.
(2) AMOUNT OF THE LIMITATION. For automobiles placed in service in calendar year 1992, Table 1 contains the dollar amount of the depreciation limitations for each tax year.
DEPRECIATION LIMITATIONS
FOR AUTOMOBILES FIRST
PLACED IN SERVICE IN
CALENDAR YEAR 1992
Tax Year Amount
1st Tax Year $2,760
2nd Tax Year $4,400
3rd Tax Year $2,650
Each Succeeding Year $1,575
03. INCLUSIONS IN INCOME OF LESSEES OF AUTOMOBILES.
The inclusion amounts for automobiles first leased in calendar year 1992 are calculated under the procedures described in section 1.280F-7T(a) of the temporary regulations. Table 2 of this revenue procedure is the applicable table to be used in applying those procedures.
DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR AUTOMOBILES WITH A LEASE TERM
BEGINNING IN CALENDAR YEAR 1992
Fair Market Value Tax Year During Lease
of Automobile __________________________________________
Over Not Over 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th and Later
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$13,700 $14,000 0 2 2 2 4
14,000 14,300 3 7 10 13 15
14,300 14,600 5 13 18 23 26
14,600 14,900 8 18 27 32 38
14,900 15,200 11 23 35 43 49
15,200 15,500 13 29 44 52 61
15,500 15,800 16 35 51 62 72
15,800 16,100 18 40 60 72 84
16,100 16,400 21 46 68 82 95
16,400 16,700 23 52 76 92 106
16,700 17,000 26 57 84 102 118
17,000 17,500 29 65 95 115 133
17,500 18,000 33 74 109 132 152
18,000 18,500 38 83 123 148 171
18,500 19,000 42 92 137 164 190
19,000 19,500 46 102 150 181 209
19,500 20,000 50 111 164 198 228
20,000 20,500 55 120 178 214 247
20,500 21,000 59 129 192 230 267
21,000 21,500 63 139 205 247 285
21,500 22,000 67 148 219 263 305
22,000 23,000 74 162 239 288 333
23,000 24,000 82 180 268 321 371
24,000 25,000 90 199 295 354 409
25,000 26,000 99 217 323 387 447
26,000 27,000 107 236 350 420 485
27,000 28,000 116 254 378 453 523
28,000 29,000 124 273 405 486 561
29,000 30,000 133 291 433 518 600
30,000 31,000 141 310 460 552 637
31,000 32,000 150 328 488 584 676
32,000 33,000 158 347 515 618 713
33,000 34,000 167 365 543 650 752
34,000 35,000 175 384 570 684 789
35,000 36,000 184 402 598 716 828
36,000 37,000 192 421 625 750 865
37,000 38,000 200 440 652 783 904
38,000 39,000 209 458 680 816 942
39,000 40,000 217 477 707 849 980
40,000 41,000 226 495 735 882 1,018
41,000 42,000 234 514 762 915 1,056
42,000 43,000 243 532 790 948 1,094
43,000 44,000 251 551 817 981 1,132
44,000 45,000 260 569 845 1,013 1,171
45,000 46,000 268 588 872 1,047 1,208
46,000 47,000 277 606 900 1,079 1,247
47,000 48,000 285 625 927 1,113 1,284
48,000 49,000 293 644 955 1,145 1,323
49,000 50,000 302 662 982 1,179 1,360
50,000 51,000 310 681 1,010 1,211 1,399
51,000 52,000 319 699 1,037 1,245 1,436
52,000 53,000 327 718 1,065 1,277 1,475
53,000 54,000 336 736 1,092 1,311 1,513
54,000 55,000 344 755 1,120 1,343 1,551
55,000 56,000 353 773 1,147 1,377 1,589
56,000 57,000 361 792 1,175 1,409 1,627
57,000 58,000 370 810 1,202 1,442 1,666
58,000 59,000 378 829 1,230 1,475 1,703
59,000 60,000 386 848 1,257 1,508 1,741
60,000 62,000 399 875 1,299 1,557 1,799
62,000 64,000 416 912 1,354 1,623 1,875
64,000 66,000 433 949 1,409 1,689 1,951
66,000 68,000 450 987 1,463 1,755 2,027
68,000 70,000 467 1,024 1,518 1,821 2,103
70,000 72,000 484 1,061 1,573 1,887 2,179
72,000 74,000 501 1,098 1,628 1,953 2,255
74,000 76,000 518 1,135 1,683 2,019 2,331
76,000 78,000 535 1,172 1,738 2,085 2,407
78,000 80,000 551 1,209 1,794 2,150 2,484
80,000 85,000 581 1,274 1,889 2,267 2,617
85,000 90,000 623 1,367 2,027 2,431 2,807
90,000 95,000 666 1,459 2,165 2,595 2,998
95,000 100,000 708 1,552 2,302 2,761 3,188
100,000 110,000 771 1,691 2,508 3,008 3,474
110,000 120,000 856 1,876 2,783 3,338 3,854
120,000 130,000 940 2,062 3,058 3,668 4,234
130,000 140,000 1,025 2,247 3,333 3,997 4,616
140,000 150,000 1,110 2,432 3,608 4,327 4,996
150,000 160,000 1,194 2,618 3,883 4,656 5,377
160,000 170,000 1,279 2,803 4,158 4,986 5,758
170,000 180,000 1,363 2,988 4,434 5,316 6,138
180,000 190,000 1,448 3,174 4,708 5,645 6,519
190,000 200,000 1,532 3,359 4,983 5,976 6,899
200,000 210,000 1,617 3,544 5,258 6,305 7,280
210,000 220,000 1,702 3,729 5,533 6,635 7,661
220,000 230,000 1,786 3,915 5,808 6,965 8,041
230,000 240,000 1,871 4,100 6,083 7,294 8,422
240,000 250,000 1,955 4,286 6,358 7,624 8,802
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE
This revenue procedure is effective for automobiles (other than leased automobiles) that are first placed in service during calendar year 1992 and to leased automobiles that are first leased during calendar year 1992.
DRAFTING INFORMATION
The principal author of this revenue procedure is Bernard P. Harvey of the Office of Assistant Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries). For further information regarding this revenue procedure contact Mr. Harvey on (202) 566-3553 (not a toll-free call).
- Institutional AuthorsInternal Revenue Service
- Code Sections
- Subject Area/Tax Topics
- Index Termsluxury autos, depreciation, limit
- Jurisdictions
- LanguageEnglish
- Tax Analysts Electronic Citation92 TNT 118-16