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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 2010. 

TABLE 1: FIVE-YEAR "DISHES"
       
YEAR NEW/
ACQUIRED
% GOOD TREND
FACTOR
TRENDED
% GOOD
2009
85%
1.000
85%
2008
69%
1.034
71%
2007
52%
1.075
56%
2006
34%
1.133
39%
2005 and older
20%
1.186
24%

 

TABLE 2: TEN-YEAR "TOWERS"
       
YEAR NEW/
ACQUIRED
% GOOD TREND
FACTOR
TRENDED
% GOOD
2009
92%
1.000
92%
2008
84%
1.034
87%
2007
76%
1.075
82%
2006
67%
1.133
76%
2005
58%
1.186
69%
2004
49%
1.275
62%
2003
39%
1.319
51%
2002
30%
1.342
40%
2001
24%
1.350
32%
2000 and older
20%
1.361
27%

 

(5) This rule is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2009.

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; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 1826, Eff. 11/9/07; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 2561, Eff. 11/27/08; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2497, Eff. 12/25/09.

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