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Recent Changes Could Help Builders

Two provisions of recently passed federal legislation could reduce the tax bill for home builders, according to global accounting and tax advisory firm Grant Thornton.


By Bill Lurz, Senior Editor December 31, 2002
This article first appeared in the PB January 2003 issue of Pro Builder.

Annual recovery for a new $100,000 bulldozer under bonus depreciation schedule versus former depreciation schedule
Bonus Schedule
Former Schedule
Year 1
$44,000
$20,000
Year 2
$22,400
$32,000
Year 3
$13,440
$19,200
Year 4
$8,064
$11,520
Year 5
$8,064
$11,520
Year 6
$4,032
$5,760
Source: Grant Thorton

Two provisions of recently passed federal legislation could reduce the tax bill for home builders, according to global accounting and tax advisory firm Grant Thornton.

In the company;s BuildingBusiness newsletter, Thornton tax partner Todd Taggart says the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 has features on bonus depreciation and extension of the net operating loss carryback period that offer potential savings for many construction contractors.

"Eligible contractors can take the 30% bonus depreciation in year one and depreciate the remaining 70% using the normal depreciation schedule," Taggart says. He adds that contractors considering whether to lease or buy equipment should explore how this provision applies to each option.

Of the net operating loss carryback extension, Taggart observes, "Extending the carryback to a five-year period has opened up a lot of these previously closed years, and people are recovering taxes they had paid and thought they would never get back."

You can see BuildingBusiness on the firm's Web site, www.grantthornton.com.

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