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    <description>Free US tax depreciation calculator and reference: MACRS tables, Section 179, bonus depreciation, rental property and Form 4562, every figure traced to IRS sources.</description>
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      <title>Bonus depreciation in 2025 and 2026: 100%, 40% or 20%?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Bonus depreciation is 100% for property acquired after January 19, 2025. The acquisition-date rule, the 40% election, the phase-down for older property, examples.</description>
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      <title>Depreciation journal entries: purchase, depreciation and sale</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Journal entries for a fixed asset from purchase to sale: cost, depreciation, accumulated depreciation, book value, and a gain or loss on disposal.</description>
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      <title>Depreciation recapture: what happens to depreciation when you sell</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>How depreciation comes back when you sell: section 1245 recapture on equipment and vehicles, unrecaptured section 1250 gain on rental buildings, with examples.</description>
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      <title>Form 4562: who files it and which line each number goes on</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>When you need Form 4562, what each part is for, and where Section 179, bonus depreciation, MACRS and vehicle depreciation go, with two filled-in examples.</description>
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      <title>Rental property depreciation: land, building and the 27.5-year table</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>How to depreciate a rental house: separate the land, find your basis, use the 27.5-year mid-month table, and handle improvements, appliances and a former home.</description>
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      <title>Section 179 deduction: limits for 2025 and 2026, and when to use it</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The Section 179 limit is $2,500,000 for 2025 and $2,560,000 for 2026. What qualifies, the business-income limit, the SUV cap, and how it compares with bonus depreciation.</description>
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