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Half-Year Convention For Depreciation

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Definition of 'Half-Year Convention For Depreciation'

A depreciation schedule that treats all property acquired during the year as being acquired exactly in the middle of the year. This means that only half of the full-year depreciation is allowed in the first year, with the remaining balance being deducted in the final year of the depreciation schedule, or the year that the property is sold.
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The half-year convention for depreciation applies to both modified accelerated cost recovery systems and straight-line depreciation schedules. There is also a mid-quarter convention that is used instead of the half-year convention if the aggregate depreciable base of new property was greater than 40% and was used in service sometime during the last three months of the year.

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