Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT GRANTING ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION DEDUCTION FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 34 (F) FO THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED
Congress Author
Date filed
July 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 286, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT GRANTING ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION DEDUCTION FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 34 (F) FO THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED
ABSTRACT : PLANT, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT THAT ARE REASONABLY NEEDED AND ACTUALLY USED FOR THE PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORT OF GOODS AND SERVICES MAY BE DEPRECIATED USING A DEPRECIATION RATE TWICE AS FAST AS THE NORMAL RATE: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS METHOD ISAVAILABLE ONLY TO PLANT, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT DEPRECIATED UNDER THE STRAIGHT LINE METHOD; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THE TAXPAYER NOTIFIES IN WRITING THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DEPRECIATION PERIOD AS TO WHAT DEPRECIATION RATE ALLOWD THEREUNDER SHALL BE USED BY IT.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TEVES, HERMINIO G.
DATE FILED : 2001-07-02
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Badelles (010 ) 2. Syjuco (041 )
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON 2001-07-24

Abstract

PLANT, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT THAT ARE REASONABLY NEEDED AND ACTUALLY USED FOR THE PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORT OF GOODS AND SERVICES MAY BE DEPRECIATED USING A DEPRECIATION RATE TWICE AS FAST AS THE NORMAL RATE: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS METHOD ISAVAILABLE ONLY TO PLANT, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT DEPRECIATED UNDER THE STRAIGHT LINE METHOD; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THE TAXPAYER NOTIFIES IN WRITING THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DEPRECIATION PERIOD AS TO WHAT DEPRECIATION RATE ALLOWD THEREUNDER SHALL BE USED BY IT.

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