Rev. Proc. 2017-29 - Rev. Proc. 2017–29

Rev. Proc. 2017-29
in: Rev. Proc. 2017-29 - Rev. Proc. 2017–29

Rev. Proc. 2017–29

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

This revenue procedure provides: (1) tables of limitations on depreciation deductions for owners of passenger automobiles first placed in service by the taxpayer during calendar year 2017, including separate tables of limitations on depreciation deductions for trucks and vans; and (2) tables of amounts that must be included in income by lessees of passenger automobiles first leased by the taxpayer during calendar year 2017, including a separate table of inclusion amounts for lessees of trucks and vans. The tables detailing these depreciation limitations and lessee inclusion amounts reflect the automobile price inflation adjustments required by § 280F(d)(7).

SECTION 2. BACKGROUND

.01 For owners of passenger automobiles, § 280F(a) imposes dollar limitations on the depreciation deduction for the year the taxpayer places the passenger automobile in service and for each succeeding year. For passenger automobiles placed in service after 1988, § 280F(d)(7) requires the Internal Revenue Service to increase the amounts allowable as depreciation deductions by a price inflation adjustment amount. The method of calculating this price inflation amount for trucks and vans placed in service in or after calendar year 2003 uses a different CPI “automobile component” (the “new trucks” component) than that used in the price inflation amount calculation for other passenger automobiles (the “new cars” component), resulting in somewhat higher depreciation deductions for trucks and vans. This change reflects the higher rate of price inflation for trucks and vans since 1988.

.02 Section 168(k)(1) provides that, in the case of qualified property, the depreciation deduction allowed under § 167(a) for the taxable year in which the property is placed in service includes an allowance equal to 50 percent of the property’s adjusted basis (hereinafter, referred to as “§ 168(k) additional first year depreciation deduction”). The § 168(k) additional first year depreciation deduction generally applies to qualified property placed in service before January 1, 2020. Section 168(k)(2)(F)(i) and (iii) increases the first year depreciation allowed under § 280F(a)(1)(A)(i) by $8,000 for passenger automobiles placed in service by the taxpayer before January 1, 2018, and to which the § 168(k) additional first year depreciation deduction applies.

.03 Tables 1 through 4 of this revenue procedure provide depreciation limitations for passenger automobiles placed in service during calendar year 2017. Table 1 (passenger automobiles that are not trucks or vans) and Table 2 (trucks and vans) provide depreciation limitations for passenger automobiles for which the § 168(k) additional first year depreciation deduction applies. Table 3 (passenger automobiles that are not trucks or vans) and Table 4 (trucks and vans) provide depreciation limitations for passenger automobiles for which the § 168(k) additional first year depreciation deduction does not apply. The § 168(k) additional first year depreciation deduction does not apply for 2017 if the taxpayer: (1) acquired the passenger automobile used; (2) did not use the passenger automobile during 2017 more than 50 percent for business purposes; (3) elected out of the § 168(k) additional first year depreciation deduction pursuant to § 168(k)(7); or (4) elected to increase the alternative minimum tax (AMT) credit limitation under § 53, instead of claiming the § 168(k) additional first year depreciation deduction, for qualified property placed in service during 2017 pursuant to § 168(k)(4).

.04 Section 280F(c)(2) requires a reduction in the deduction allowed to the lessee of a leased passenger automobile. The reduction must be substantially equivalent to the limitations on the depreciation deductions imposed on owners of passenger automobiles. Under § 1.280F–7(a) of the Income Tax Regulations, this reduction requires a lessee to include in gross income an amount determined by applying a formula to the amount obtained from a table. Table 5 applies to lessees of passenger automobiles that are not trucks and vans and Table 6 applies to lessees of trucks and vans. Each table shows inclusion amounts for a range of fair market values for each taxable year after the passenger automobile is first leased.

SECTION 3. SCOPE

.01 The limitations on depreciation deductions in section 4.01(2) of this revenue procedure apply to passenger automobiles (other than leased passenger automobiles) that are placed in service by the taxpayer in calendar year 2017, and continue to apply for each taxable year that the passenger automobile remains in service.

.02 The tables in section 4.02 of this revenue procedure apply to leased passenger automobiles for which the lease term begins during calendar year 2017. Lessees of these passenger automobiles must use these tables to determine the inclusion amount for each taxable year during which the passenger automobile is leased. See Rev. Proc. 2012–23, 2012–14 I.R.B. 712, for passenger automobiles first leased during calendar year 2012; Rev. Proc. 2013–21, 2013–12 I.R.B. 660, for passenger automobiles first leased during calendar year 2013; Rev. Proc. 2014–21, 2014–11 I.R.B. 641, as amplified and modified by section 4.03 of Rev. Proc. 2015–19, 2015–8 I.R.B. 656, for passenger automobiles first leased during calendar year 2014; Rev. Proc. 2015–19, as amplified and modified by section 4.03 of Rev. Proc. 2016–23, 2016–16 I.R.B. 581, for passenger automobiles first leased during calendar year 2015, and Rev. Proc. 2016–23 for passenger automobiles first leased during calendar year 2016.

SECTION 4. APPLICATION

.01 Limitations on Depreciation Deductions for Certain Automobiles.

(1) Amount of the inflation adjustment.

(a) Passenger automobiles (other than trucks or vans). Under § 280F(d)(7)(B)(i), the automobile price inflation adjustment for any calendar year is the percentage (if any) by which the CPI automobile component for October of the preceding calendar year exceeds the CPI automobile component for October 1987. Section 280F(d)(7)(B)(ii) defines the term “CPI automobile component” as the automobile component of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor. The new car component of the CPI was 115.2 for October 1987 and 143.032 for October 2016. The October 2016 index exceeded the October 1987 index by 27.832. Therefore, the automobile price inflation adjustment for 2017 for passenger automobiles (other than trucks and vans) is 24.2 percent (27.832/115.2 x 100%). The dollar limitations in § 280F(a) are multiplied by a factor of 0.242, and the resulting increases, after rounding to the nearest $100, are added to the 1988 limitations to give the depreciation limitations applicable to passenger automobiles (other than trucks and vans) for calendar year 2017. This adjustment applies to all passenger automobiles (other than trucks and vans) that are first placed in service in calendar year 2017.

(b) Trucks and vans. To determine the dollar limitations for trucks and vans first placed in service during calendar year 2017, the Service uses the new truck component of the CPI instead of the new car component. The new truck component of the CPI was 112.4 for October 1987 and 156.189 for October 2016. The October 2016 index exceeded the October 1987 index by 43.789. Therefore, the automobile price inflation adjustment for 2017 for trucks and vans is 39.0 percent (43.789/112.4 x 100%). The dollar limitations in § 280F(a) are multiplied by a factor of 0.390, and the resulting increases, after rounding to the nearest $100, are added to the 1988 limitations to give the depreciation limitations applicable to trucks and vans. This adjustment applies to all trucks and vans that are first placed in service in calendar year 2017.

(2) Amount of the limitation. Tables 1 and 2 contain the dollar amount of the depreciation limitation for each taxable year for passenger automobiles a taxpayer places in service in calendar year 2017. Use Table 1 for a passenger automobile (other than a truck or van), and Table 2 for a truck or van, placed in service in calendar year 2017 for which the § 168(k) additional first year depreciation deduction applies. Use Table 3 for a passenger automobile (other than a truck or van), and Table 4 for a truck or van, placed in service in calendar year 2017 for which the § 168(k) additional first year depreciation deduction does not apply.

REV. PROC. 2017–29 TABLE 1
DEPRECIATION LIMITATIONS FOR PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES (THAT ARE NOT TRUCKS OR VANS) PLACED IN SERVICE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2017 FOR WHICH THE § 168(k) ADDITIONAL FIRST YEAR DEPRECIATION DEDUCTION APPLIES
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Tax YearAmount
1st Tax Year$ 11,160
2nd Tax Year$ 5,100
3rd Tax Year$ 3,050
Each Succeeding Year$ 1,875
REV. PROC. 2017–29 TABLE 2
DEPRECIATION LIMITATIONS FOR TRUCKS AND VANS PLACED IN SERVICE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2017 FOR WHICH THE § 168(k) ADDITIONAL FIRST YEAR DEPRECIATION DEDUCTION APPLIES
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Tax YearAmount
1st Tax Year$ 11,560
2nd Tax Year$ 5,700
3rd Tax Year$ 3,450
Each Succeeding Year$ 2,075
REV. PROC. 2017–29 TABLE 3
DEPRECIATION LIMITATIONS FOR PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES (THAT ARE NOT TRUCKS OR VANS) PLACED IN SERVICE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2017 FOR WHICH THE § 168(k) ADDITIONAL FIRST YEAR DEPRECIATION DEDUCTION DOES NOT APPLY
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Tax YearAmount
1st Tax Year$ 3,160
2nd Tax Year$ 5,100
3rd Tax Year$ 3,050
Each Succeeding Year$ 1,875
REV. PROC. 2017–29 TABLE 4
DEPRECIATION LIMITATIONS FOR TRUCKS AND VANS PLACED IN SERVICE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2017 FOR WHICH THE § 168(k) ADDITIONAL FIRST YEAR DEPRECIATION DEDUCTION DOES NOT APPLY
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Tax YearAmount
1st Tax Year$ 3,560
2nd Tax Year$ 5,700
3rd Tax Year$ 3,450
Each Succeeding Year$ 2,075

.02 Inclusions in Income of Lessees of Passenger Automobiles.

A taxpayer must follow the procedures in § 1.280F–7(a) for determining the inclusion amounts for passenger automobiles first leased in calendar year 2017. In applying these procedures, lessees of passenger automobiles other than trucks and vans should use Table 5 of this revenue procedure, while lessees of trucks and vans should use Table 6 of this revenue procedure.

REV. PROC. 2017–29 TABLE 5
DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES (THAT ARE NOT TRUCKS OR VANS) WITH A LEASE TERM BEGINNING IN CALENDAR YEAR 2017
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Fair Market Value of Passenger AutomobileTax Year During Lease
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OverNot Over1st2nd3rd4th5th & later
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$19,000$19,500614202327
19,50020,000716232731
20,00020,500818263035
20,50021,000920283539
21,00021,5001021323844
21,50022,0001123354247
22,00023,0001227394753
23,00024,0001431455462
24,00025,0001634526170
25,00026,0001838586878
26,00027,0001943637587
27,00028,0002147698295
28,00029,00023517589103
29,00030,00025558097112
30,00031,000275887104120
31,00032,000296293111128
32,00033,000306799118136
33,00034,0003271104126144
34,00035,0003475110133152
35,00036,0003679116140160
36,00037,0003882123147169
37,00038,0004086129154177
38,00039,0004191134161186
39,00040,0004395140168194
40,00041,0004599146175202
41,00042,00047103152182210
42,00043,00049106159189218
43,00044,00050111164197226
44,00045,00052115170204234
45,00046,00054119176211243
46,00047,00056123182218251
47,00048,00058127187225260
48,00049,00060130194232268
49,00050,00061135200239276
50,00051,00063139206246284
51,00052,00065143211254292
52,00053,00067147217261301
53,00054,00069151223268309
54,00055,00070155229275318
55,00056,00072159235282326
56,00057,00074163241289334
57,00058,00076167247296342
58,00059,00078171253303350
59,00060,00080174260310359
60,00062,00082181268321371
62,00064,00086189280335387
64,00066,00090197292349404
66,00068,00093205304364420
68,00070,00097213315379436
70,00072,000101221327393453
72,00074,000104229339407470
74,00076,000108237351421486
76,00078,000111245363436502
78,00080,000115253375450518
80,00085,000122267396474548
85,00090,000131287425511588
90,00095,000140307455546630
95,000100,000149327485581671
100,000110,000162357530635733
110,000120,000181397589706815
120,000130,000199437649777898
130,000140,000217477708849980
140,000150,0002355177689201,062
150,000160,0002545578279911,145
160,000170,0002725978871,0621,227
170,000180,0002906379461,1341,309
180,000190,0003086771,0061,2051,391
190,000200,0003267181,0641,2771,473
200,000210,0003457571,1241,3481,556
210,000220,0003637971,1841,4191,638
220,000230,0003818371,2441,4901,721
230,000240,0003998781,3021,5621,803
240,000and over4189171,3621,6331,885
REV. PROC. 2017–29 TABLE 6
DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR TRUCKS AND VANS WITH A LEASE TERM BEGINNING IN CALENDAR YEAR 2017
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Fair Market Value of Truck or VanTax Year During Lease
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OverNot Over1st2nd3rd4th5th & later
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$19,500$20,00048111316
20,00020,500410141720
20,50021,000512172123
21,00021,500614202428
21,50022,000716232832
22,00023,000919273338
23,00024,0001023344046
24,00025,0001227394854
25,00026,0001431455562
26,00027,0001635516271
27,00028,0001839576979
28,00029,0001943637688
29,00030,0002147698396
30,00031,00023517590104
31,00032,00025558197112
32,00033,000275987104120
33,00034,000296393111129
34,00035,000306799119136
35,00036,0003271105126145
36,00037,0003475111133153
37,00038,0003679117140161
38,00039,0003883122148169
39,00040,0004087128155177
40,00041,0004191135161186
41,00042,0004395141168194
42,00043,0004599146176203
43,00044,00047103152183211
44,00045,00049107158190219
45,00046,00050111165196228
46,00047,00052115170204236
47,00048,00054119176211244
48,00049,00056123182218252
49,00050,00058127188225261
50,00051,00060131194232269
51,00052,00061135200240277
52,00053,00063139206247285
53,00054,00065143212254293
54,00055,00067147218261301
55,00056,00069151224268309
56,00057,00070155230275318
57,00058,00072159236282326
58,00059,00074163242289335
59,00060,00076167248296343
60,00062,00079173256308355
62,00064,00082181269321372
64,00066,00086189280336388
66,00068,00090197292350404
68,00070,00093205304365420
70,00072,00097213316379437
72,00074,000101221328393453
74,00076,000104229340407470
76,00078,000108237352421487
78,00080,000111245364436503
80,00085,000118259384461532
85,00090,000127279414497573
90,00095,000136299444532614
95,000100,000145319474567656
100,000110,000159349518621717
110,000120,000177389578692800
120,000130,000195429637764882
130,000140,000213470696835964
140,000150,0002325097569061,047
150,000160,0002505498169771,129
160,000170,0002685898751,0491,211
170,000180,0002866309341,1201,293
180,000190,0003056699941,1911,376
190,000200,0003237091,0541,2621,458
200,000210,0003417501,1121,3341,540
210,000220,0003597901,1721,4051,623
220,000230,0003778301,2311,4771,705
230,000240,0003968701,2901,5481,787
240,000and over4149101,3501,6191,870

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE

This revenue procedure applies to passenger automobiles that a taxpayer first places in service or first leases during calendar year 2017.

SECTION 6. DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal author of this revenue procedure is Bernard P. Harvey of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax & Accounting). For further information regarding this revenue procedure, contact Mr. Harvey at (202) 317-7005 (not a toll-free number).

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