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2009 Valuation Schedules

Class 4– Short Life Expensed Personal Property

        Class 4 Property Include:

Short Life Property as defined in Class 1
Short Life Trade Fixtures as defined in Class 3
Computer Hardware as defined in Class 12

The following schedule to be used for valuing Class 4 property in the 2009 assessment year:

Year of Acquisition Percent Good of Acquisition Cost
2008 69%
2007 52%
2006 30%
2005 17%
2004 11%

    

  Class 4, Short Life Expensed Personal Property, is defined as:

 An item of personal property having an acquisition cost of $1,000 or less. 

See definition of an item of personal property in Section I.

  Class 4 User Requirements:

  1. Taxpayer may elect to designate property included in the the three classes listed above as expensed personal property.
  2. Once the election under this class is made, it may not be revoked.
  3. Property designated as expensed shall not be deleted from the personal property decleration even if sold or disposed of until the final year of the Class 4 Schedule has expired. 
  4. Class 4 expensed personal property values may not be appealed.