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Expensing of certain small investments (normal tax method)

Program Information

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Program Number

TC.083

Program objective

Under the reference tax law baseline, the costs of acquiring tangible property and computer software would be depreciated using the Tax Code’s depreciation provisions. Under the normal tax baseline, depreciation allowances are estimates of economic depreciation. However, subject to investment limitations, the Tax Code allows up to $1 million (indexed for inflation) in qualifying investments in tangible property and certain computer software to be expensed rather than depreciated over time.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

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Additional program information

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