If Tangible Personal Property Is Depreciated Using the Half-Year Convention

question 29

True/False

If tangible personal property is depreciated using the half-year convention and is disposed of during the first quarter of a subsequent year, the taxpayer must use the mid-quarter convention for the year of disposition.

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