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42.21.151    TELEVISION CABLE SYSTEMS

(1) The average market value for television cable systems is $2,000 per mile of coaxial cable (transmission line) and $25 per service drop.

(2) The average market value for the dishes and towers will be determined by using a five-year trended depreciation schedule on dishes and ten-year trended depreciation schedule on towers. Both the trend factors and the depreciation tables will be derived from the Marshall and Swift Publication Company, 915 Wilshire Boulevard, 8th Floor, P.O. Box 26307, Los Angeles, California 90026-0307. The trend factors shall be the most recent available from the "Average of all Indexes" listed in the above publication.

(3) The trended depreciation schedules will be applied to the acquired cost and year acquired of the dish or tower.

(4) The trended depreciation schedules referred to in (2) and (3) are listed below and shall be in effect for tax year 2007.

 

TABLE 1: FIVE-YEAR "DISHES" 

 

YEAR NEW/

 

TREND

TRENDED

ACQUIRED

% GOOD

FACTOR

% GOOD

2006

85%

1.000

85%

2005

69%

1.038

72%

2004

52%

1.116

58%

2003

34%

1.155

39%

2002 and older

20%

1.174

23%

 

TABLE 2: TEN-YEAR "TOWERS"

 

YEAR NEW/

 

TREND

TRENDED

ACQUIRED

% GOOD

FACTOR

% GOOD

2006

92%

1.000

92%

2005

84%

1.038

87%

2004

76%

1.116

85%

2003

67%

1.155

77%

2002

58%

1.174

68%

2001

49%

1.182

58%

2000

39%

1.191

46%

1999

30%

1.213

36%

1998

24%

1.217

29%

1997 and older

20%

1.227

25%

(5) This rule is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2006.

History: 15-1-201, MCA; IMP, 15-6-135, 15-6-138, 15-6-207, 15-6-219, 15-24-921, 15-24-922, 15-24-925, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, 1979 MAR p. 1001, Eff. 8/31/79; AMD, 1979 MAR p. 1304, Eff. 10/26/79; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 102, Eff. 1/29/82; AMD, 1984 MAR p. 2036, Eff. 12/28/84; AMD, 1986 MAR p. 2068, Eff. 12/27/86; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 747, Eff. 4/15/88; AMD, 1989 MAR p. 613, Eff. 5/12/89; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 915, Eff. 6/14/91; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 1848, Eff. 9/27/91; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 2043, Eff. 11/1/91; AMD, 1992 MAR p. 2394, Eff. 10/30/92; AMD, 1993 MAR p. 2972, Eff. 12/10/93; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 3195, Eff. 12/23/94; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 1174, Eff. 4/26/96; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 3151, Eff. 12/6/96; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 2297, Eff. 12/16/97; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 3316, Eff. 12/18/98; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 2909, Eff. 12/17/99; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 3563, Eff. 12/22/00; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 2249, Eff. 11/9/01; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 3728, Eff. 12/27/02; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 2901, Eff. 12/25/03; AMD, 2004 MAR p. 2603, Eff. 10/22/04; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 2262, Eff. 11/11/05; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 2979, Eff. 12/8/06.

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