S. 1197 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the deduction for depreciation.
Detailed Summary
Tax Depreciation, Modernization, and Simplification Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to modify or create new class lives for depreciable business assets that reasonably reflect anticipated useful life and decline in value; (2) eliminate the mid-quarter accounting convention for determining depreciation; (3) allow an election to consolidate, in a mass asset account, the accounting of depreciable properties that each cost less than $10,000; and (4) extend permanently the $100,000 expensing allowance for depreciable business assets.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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