During taxable year 1, Taxpayer incurs qualifying reforestation costs in the amount of $15,000. All of the costs incurred qualify for federal investment credit and reforestation amortization and for the Mississippi reforestation tax credit. The taxpayer elects to claim the investment tax credit and to amortize the maximum expenditure ($10,000) for federal tax purposes. Taxpayer also claims a reforestation tax credit of $7,500 ($15,000 X 50%) for Mississippi tax purposes. The taxpayer must make the following basis adjustments and is entitled to reforestation amortization deductions for both federal and state purposes as shown below:
Year | Item | Amortization Federal | Basis State |
Qualifying Reforestation Costs | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
Investment Credit (Federal) | -500 | -500 | |
Reforestation Tax Credit Earned | -7,500 | ||
Remaining Basis | 14,500 | 7,000 | |
Federal Amortization to be Claimed | 9,500 | ||
Remaining Basis After Federal Amortization | 5,000 | -5,000 | |
State Amortization to be Claimed | 2,000 | ||
1 | Amortization: $9,500/84 = 113 x 6 months | 679 | |
Amortization: $2,000/84 = 24 x 6 months | 142 | ||
2 | Amortization: $9,500/84 = 113 x 12 months | 1,357 | |
Amortization: $2,000/84 = 24 x 12 months | 286 | ||
3 | Amortization: $9,500/84 = 113 x 12 months | 1,357 | |
Amortization: $2,000/84 = 24 x 12 months | 286 | ||
4 | Amortization: $9,500/84 = 113 x 12 months | 1,357 | |
Amortization: $2,000/84 = 24 x 12 months | 286 | ||
5 | Amortization: $9,500/84 = 113 x 12 months | 1,357 | |
Amortization: $2,000/84 = 24 x 12 months | 286 | ||
6 | Amortization: $9,500/84 = 113 x 12 months | 1,357 | |
Amortization: $2,000/84 = 24 x 12 months | 286 | ||
7 | Amortization: $9,500/84 = 113 x 12 months | 1,357 | |
Amortization: $2,000/84 = 24 x 12 months | 286 | ||
8 | Amortization: $9,500/84 = 113 x 6 months | 679 | |
Amortization: $2,000/84 = 24 x 6 months | 142 | ||
Adjusted Basis (After federal amortization period) | $5,000 | $5,000 |
35 Miss. Code. R. 3-05-09-106