Not exact matches
April 23 (Reuters)- Barrick Gold Corp, the world's largest gold miner by output, reported a 5
percent rise in first - quarter adjusted profit
on Monday, primarily reflecting higher gold prices and lower
depreciation.
Margins
on earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization bounced back after a decline in the previous quarter to 58
percent from 50.5
percent in the July - September period.
Furthermore, retaining bonus and accelerated
depreciation would make it nearly impossible to reduce the corporate tax rate below 30
percent on a revenue - neutral basis without going beyond corporate tax expenditure reductions.
Bonus
depreciation on purchases of new business assets returned and will remain at 50
percent of the value of assets placed into service.
There are special restrictions
on the
depreciation of listed property if business use does not exceed 50
percent.
A veterinary practice with revenue loss in 2010 is disqualified for the total write - off up to $ 500,000, but the 50
percent, first - year bonus
depreciation allowance was also extended through 2010, so taxpayers may then claim the regular
depreciation amount
on the remaining 50
percent of the asset's basis.
The insured claimed in each case that the insurer's letter and attached «STANDARD REPORT,» when read together, gave rise to a legal obligation to determine the «actual cash value» of the property
on the basis of a replacement cost less ten
percent depreciation, an amount more than that determined due by the insurer and later by a referee.
Also, the IDV depends
on the automobiles» age along with the percentage of
depreciation as low as 5
percent for the six - month - old automobiles.
For example, if you purchase an auto insurance plan with zero
depreciation add -
on for your brand new car in a semi-urban locality, you would have to pay 3
percent to 5
percent less as compared to purchasing the exact plan in a metro.
While car insurance premium generally depends
on the car's age, model and location, the additional premium for the Zero
Depreciation rider could be up to 20
percent of a standard car insurance policy.
Change the tax rate of gain
on sale of real property that represents
depreciation recapture from the current - law rate of 25
percent to ordinary income tax rates.
Third, by treating all recaptured
depreciation in real estate transactions as ordinary income, the discussion draft would raise the tax rate nearly 60
percent on a significant share of the income from real estate transactions.
A separate bill
on capital gains, recently introduced by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, R - Ga., would reduce capital gains taxes from 20
percent to 15
percent and would not single out
depreciation recapture for a discriminatory higher tax rate.
«A lower capital gains rate
on appreciable gain doesn't do you any good,» he adds, «if the only gain you have is due to the
depreciation you took and you're still being taxed at the current rate of 28
percent.»
In selecting properties, Trident looks for a cash -
on - cash rate of at least 12.5
percent before
depreciation and appreciation.