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Depreciation - Alternative Depreciation System (ADS)

No. You may elect to use an Alternative Depreciation System (ADS) which applies straight-line depreciation over the applicable ADS recovery period. This is in contrast to the MACRS double-declining method which would generally yield a higher deduction in the earlier years.

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