26 C.F.R. § 1.280F-5T   Leased property (temporary).


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§ 1.280F-5T   Leased property (temporary).

(a) In general. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the limitation on cost recovery deductions and the investment tax credit provided in section 280F (a) and (b) and §§1.280F–2T and 1.280F–3T do not apply to any listed property leased or held for leasing by any person regularly engaged in the business of leasing listed property. If a person is not regularly engaged in the business of leasing listed property, the limitations on cost recovery deductions and the investment tax credit provided in section 280F and §§1.280F–2T and 1.280F–3T apply to such property leased or held for leasing by such person. The special rules for lessees set out in this section apply with respect to all lessees of listed property, even those whose lessors are not regularly engaged in the business of leasing listed property. For rules on determining inclusion amounts with respect to passenger automobiles, see paragraphs (d), (e) and (g) of this section, and see §1.280F–7(a). For rules on determining inclusion amounts with respect to other listed property, see paragraphs (f) and (g) of this section, and see §1.280F–7(b).

(b) Section 48(d) election. If a lessor elects under section 48(d) with respect to any listed property to treat the lessee as having acquired such property, the amount of the investment tax credit allowed to the lessee is subject to the limitation prescribed in §1.280F–3T(b) (1) and (2). If a lessor elects under section 48(d) with respect to any passenger automobile to treat the lessee as having acquired such automobile, the amount of the investment tax credit allowed to the lessee is also subject to the limitations prescribed in §1.280F–2T (a) and (i).

(c) Regularly engaged in the business of leasing. For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, a person shall be considered regularly engaged in the business of leasing listed property only if contracts to lease such property are entered into with some frequency over a continuous period of time. The determination shall be made on the basis of the facts and circumstances in each case, taking into account the nature of the person's business in its entirety. Occasional or incidental leasing activity is insufficient. For example, a person leasing only one passenger automobile during a taxable year is not regularly engaged in the business of leasing automobiles. In addition, an employer that allows an employee to use the employer's property for personal purposes and charges such employee for the use of the property is not regularly engaged in the business of leasing with respect to the property used by the employee.

(d) Inclusions in income of lessees of passenger automobiles leased after June 18, 1984, and before April 3, 1985—(1) In general. If a taxpayer leases a passenger automobile after June 18, 1984, but before April 3, 1985, for each taxable year (except the last taxable year) during which the taxpayer leases the automobile, the taxpayer must include in gross income an inclusion amount (prorated for the number of days of the lease term included in that taxable year), determined under this paragraph (d)(1), and multiplied by the business/investment use (as defined in §1.280F–6(d)(3)(i)) for the particular taxable year. The inclusion amount:

(i) Is 7.5 percent of the excess (if any) of the automobile's fair market value over $16,500 for each of the first three taxable years during which a passenger automobile is leased.

(ii) Is 6 percent of the excess (if any) of the automobile's fair market value over $22,500 for the fourth taxable year during which a passenger automobile is leased.

(iii) Is 6 percent of the excess (if any) of the automobile's fair market value over $28,500 for the fifth taxable year during which a passenger automobile is leased.

(iv) Is 6 percent of the excess (if any) of the automobile's fair market value over $34,500 for the sixth taxable year during which a passenger automobile is leased.

For the seventh and subsequent taxable years during which a passenger automobile is leased, the inclusion amount is 6 percent of the excess (if any) of the automobile's fair market value over the sum of (A) $16,500 and (B) $6,000 multiplied by the number of such taxable years in excess of three years. See paragraph (g)(2) of this section for the definition of fair market value.

(2) Additional inclusion amount when less than predominant use in a qualified business use. (i) If a passenger automobile, which is leased after June 18, 1984, and before April 3, 1985, is not used predominantly in a qualified business use during a taxable year, the lessee must add to gross income in the first taxable year that the automobile is not so used (and only in that year) an inclusion amount determined under this paragraph (d)(2). This inclusion amount is in addition to the amount required to be included in gross income under paragraph (d)(1) of this section.

(ii) If the fair market value (as defined in paragraph (h)(2) of this section) of the automobile is greater than $16,500, the inclusion amount is determined by multiplying the average of the business/investment use (as defined in paragraph (h)(3) of this section) by the appropriate dollar amount from the table in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section. If the fair market value (as defined in paragraph (h)(2) of this section) of the automobile is $16,500 or less, the inclusion amount is the product of the fair market value of the automobile, the average business/investment use, and the applicable percentage from the table in paragraph (d)(2)(iv) of this section.

(iii) The dollar amount is determined under the following table:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                          The dollar amount:If a passenger automobile is ------------------------------------------- not predominantly used in a              Lease term (years)   qualified business use    -------------------------------------------           during_                1          2          3      4 or more------------------------------------------------------------------------The first taxable year of          $350       $700     $1,350     $1,850 the lease term.............The second taxable year of    .........  .........        650      1,250 the lease term.............The third taxable year of     .........  .........  .........        650 the lease term.............------------------------------------------------------------------------

(iv) The applicable percentage is determined under the following table:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                           The applicable percentage:                                       ---------------------------------   If a passenger automobile is not            Lease term (years)   predominantly used in a qualified   ---------------------------------         business use during_                                      4 or                                           1       2        3      more------------------------------------------------------------------------The first taxable year of the lease        3.0     6.0     10.2     13.2 term.................................The second taxable year of the lease    ......     1.25     6.2     10.4 term.................................The third taxable year of the lease     ......  .......     2.25     6.5 term.................................The fourth taxable year of the lease    ......  .......  .......     1.7 term.................................The fifth taxable year of the lease     ......  .......  .......     0.5 term.................................------------------------------------------------------------------------

(e) Inclusions in income of lessees of passenger automobiles leased after April 2, 1985, and before January 1, 1987—(1) In general. For any passenger automobile that is leased after April 2, 1985, and before January 1, 1987, for each taxable year (except the last taxable year) during which the taxpayer leases the automobile, the taxpayer must include in gross income an inclusion amount determined under subparagraphs (2) through (5) of this paragraph (e). Additional inclusion amounts when a passenger automobile is not used predominantly in a qualified business use during a taxable year are determined under paragraph (e)(6) of this section. See paragraph (h)(2) of this section for the definition of fair market value.

(2) Fair market value not greater than $50,000: years one through three. For any passenger automobile that has a fair market value not greater than $50,000, the inclusion amount for each of the first three taxable years during which the automobile is leased is determined as follows:

(i) For the appropriate range of fair market values in the table in paragraph (e)(2)(iv) of this section, select the dollar amount from the column for the quarter of the taxable year in which the automobile is first used under the lease,

(ii) Prorate the dollar amount for the number of days of the lease term included in the taxable year, and

(iii) Multiply the prorated dollar amount by the business/investment use for the taxable year.

(iv) Dollar amounts: Years 1–3:

                        Dollar Amounts: Years 1-3------------------------------------------------------------------------    Fair market value                  Taxable year quarter------------------------------------------------------------------------               But not  Greater      greater        4th         3d          2d          1st   than_        than_------------------------------------------------------------------------  $11,250      $11,500           $8          $7          $6          $6   11,500       11,750           24          21          19          17   11,750       12,000           40          35          32          29   12,000       12,250           56          49          44          40   12,250       12,500           72          64          57          52   12,500       12,750           88          78          70          63   12,750       13,000          104          92          83          75   13,000       13,250          120         106          95          86   13,250       13,500          144         128         115         104   13,500       13,750          172         153         137         124   13,750       14,000          200         177         159         145   14,000       14,250          228         202         182         165   14,250       14,500          256         227         204         185   14,500       14,750          284         252         226         206   14,750       15,000          312         277         249         226   15,000       15,250          340         302         271         246   15,250       15,500          369         327         293         266   15,500       15,750          397         352         316         287   15,750       16,000          425         377         338         307   16,000       16,250          453         402         360         327   16,250       16,500          481         426         383         348   16,500       16,750          509         451         405         368   16,750       17,000          537         476         428         388   17,000       17,500          579         514         461         419   17,500       18,000          635         563         506         459   18,000       18,500          691         613         550         500   18,500       19,000          748         663         595         541   19,000       19,500          804         713         640         581   19,500       20,000          860         763         685         622   20,000       20,500          916         812         729         662   20,500       21,000          972         862         774         703   21,000       21,500        1,028         912         819         744   21,500       22,000        1,084         962         863         784   22,000       23,000        1,169       1,036         930         845   23,000       24,000        1,281       1,136       1,020         926   24,000       25,000        1,393       1,236       1,109       1,007   25,000       26,000        1,506       1,335       1,199       1,089   26,000       27,000        1,618       1,435       1,288       1,170   27,000       28,000        1,730       1,534       1,377       1,251   28,000       29,000        1,842       1,634       1,467       1,332   29,000       30,000        1,955       1,734       1,556       1,413   30,000       31,000        2,067       1,833       1,646       1,495   31,000       32,000        2,179       1,933       1,735       1,576   32,000       33,000        2,292       2,032       1,824       1,657   33,000       34,000        2,404       2,132       1,914       1,738   34,000       35,000        2,516       2,232       2,003       1,819   35,000       36,000        2,629       2,331       2,093       1,901   36,000       37,000        2,741       2,431       2,182       1,982   37,000       38,000        2,853       2,530       2,271       2,063   38,000       39,000        2,965       2,630       2,361       2,144   39,000       40,000        3,078       2,730       2,450       2,225   40,000       41,000        3,190       2,829       2,540       2,307   41,000       42,000        3,302       2,929       2,629       2,388   42,000       43,000        3,415       3,028       2,718       2,469   43,000       44,000        3,527       3,128       2,808       2,550   44,000       45,000        3,639       3,228       2,897       2,631   45,000       46,000        3,752       3,327       2,987       2,713   46,000       47,000        3,864       3,427       3,076       2,794   47,000       48,000        3,976       3,526       3,165       2,875   48,000       49,000        4,088       3,626       3,255       2,956   49,000       50,000        4,201       3,726       3,344       3,037------------------------------------------------------------------------

(3) Fair market value not greater than $50,000: years four through six. For any passenger automobile that has a fair market value greater than $18,000, but not greater than $50,000, the inclusion amount for the fourth, fifth, and sixth taxable years during which the automobile is leased is determined as follows:

(i) For the appropriate range of fair market values in the table in paragraph (e)(3)(iv) of this section, select the dollar amount from the column for the taxable year in which the automobile is used under the lease,

(ii) Prorate the dollar amount for the number of days of the lease term included in the taxable year, and

(iii) Multiply this dollar amount by the business/investment use for the taxable year.

(iv) Dollar Amounts: Years 4–6:

                        Dollar Amounts: Years 4-6------------------------------------------------------------------------      Fair market value                          Year------------------------------------------------------------------------                  But notGreater than_  greater than_        4              5              6------------------------------------------------------------------------   $18,000        $18,500            $15     .............  ............    18,500         19,000             45     .............  ............    19,000         19,500             75     .............  ............    19,500         20,000            105     .............  ............    20,000         20,500            135     .............  ............    20,500         21,000            165     .............  ............    21,000         21,500            195     .............  ............    21,500         22,000            225     .............  ............    22,000         23,000            270     .............  ............    23,000         24,000            330            $42     ............    24,000         25,000            390            102     ............    25,000         26,000            450            162     ............    26,000         27,000            510            222     ............    27,000         28,000            570            282     ............    28,000         29,000            630            342            $54    29,000         30,000            690            402            114    30,000         31,000            750            462            174    31,000         32,000            810            522            234    32,000         33,000            870            582            294    33,000         34,000            930            642            354    34,000         35,000            990            702            414    35,000         36,000          1,050            762            474    36,000         37,000          1,110            822            534    37,000         38,000          1,170            882            594    38,000         39,000          1,230            942            654    39,000         40,000          1,290          1,002            714    40,000         41,000          1,350          1,062            774    41,000         42,000          1,410          1,122            834    42,000         43,000          1,470          1,182            894    43,000         44,000          1,530          1,242            954    44,000         45,000          1,590          1,302          1,014    45,000         46,000          1,650          1,362          1,074    46,000         47,000          1,710          1,422          1,134    47,000         48,000          1,770          1,482          1,194    48,000         49,000          1,830          1,542          1,254    49,000         50,000         11,890          1,602          1,314------------------------------------------------------------------------

(4) Fair market value greater than $50,000: years one through six. (i) For any passenger automobile that has a fair market value greater than $50,000, the inclusion amount for the first six taxable years during which the automobile is leased is determined as follows:

(A) Determine the dollar amount by using the appropriate formula in paragraph (e)(4)(ii) of this section,

(B) Prorate the dollar amount for the number of days of the lease term included in the taxable year, and

(C) Multiply this dollar amount by the business/investment use for the taxable year.

(ii) The dollar amount is computed as follows:

(A) If the automobile is first used under the lease in the fourth quarter of a taxable year, the dollar amount for each of the first three taxable years during which the automobile is leased is the sum of—

(1) $124, and

(2) 11 percent of the excess of the automobile's fair market value over $13,200.

(B) If the automobile is first used under the lease in the third quarter of a taxable year, the dollar amount for each of the first three taxable years during which the automobile is leased is the sum of—

(1) $110, and

(2) 10 percent of the excess of the automobile's fair market value over $13,200.

(C) If the automobile is first used under the lease in the second quarter of a taxable year, the dollar amount for each of the first three taxable years during which the automobile is leased is the sum of—

(1) $100, and

(2) 9 percent of the excess of the automobile's fair market value over $13,200.

(D) If the automobile is first used under the lease in the first quarter of a taxable year, the dollar amount for each of the first three taxable years during which the automobile is leased is the sum of—

(1) $90, and

(2) 8 percent of the excess of the automobile's fair market value over $13,200.

(E) For the fourth taxable year during which the automobile is leased, the dollar amount is 6 percent of the excess of the automobile's fair market value over $18,000.

(F) For the fifth taxable year during which the automobile is leased, the dollar amount is 6 percent of the excess of the automobile's fair market value over $22,800.

(G) For the sixth taxable year during which the automobile is leased, the dollar amount is 6 percent of the excess of the automobile's fair market value over $27,600.

(5) Seventh and subsequent taxable years. (i) For any passenger automobile that has a fair market value less than or equal to $32,400, the inclusion amount for the seventh and subsequent taxable years during which the automobile is leased is zero.

(ii) For any passenger automobile that has a fair market value greater than $32,400, the inclusion amount for the seventh and subsequent taxable years during which the automobile is leased is 6 percent of—

(A) The excess (if any) of the automobile's fair market value, over

(B) The sum of—

(1) $13,200 and

(2) $4,800 multiplied by the number of taxable years in excess of three years.

(6) Additional inclusion amount when less than predominant use in a qualified business use. (i) If a passenger automobile, which is leased after April 2, 1985, and before January 1, 1987, is not predominantly used in a qualified business use during a taxable year, the lessee must add to gross income in the first taxable year that the automobile is not so used (and only in that year) an inclusion amount determined under this paragraph (e)(6). This inclusion amount is in addition to the amount required to be included in gross income under paragraph (e) (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this section.

(ii) If the fair market value (as defined in paragraph (h)(2) of this section) of the automobile is greater than $11,250, the inclusion amount is determined by multiplying the average of the business/investment use (as defined in paragraph (h)(3) of this section) by the appropriate dollar amount from the table in paragraph (e)(6)(iii) of this section. If the fair market value of the automobile is $11,250 or less, the inclusion amount is the product of the fair market value of the automobile, the average business/investment use, and the applicable percentage from the table in paragraph (e)(6)(iv) of this section.

(iii) The dollar amount is determined under the following table:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                         The dollar amount is:If a passenger automobile is ------------------------------------------- not predominantly used in a              Lease term (years)_   qualified business use    -------------------------------------------           during_                1          2          3      4 or more------------------------------------------------------------------------The first taxable year of          $350       $700     $1,150     $1,500 the lease term.............The second taxable year of    .........        150        700      1,200 the lease term.............The third taxable year of     .........  .........        250        750 the lease term.............------------------------------------------------------------------------

(iv) The applicable percentage is determined under the following table:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                           The applicable percentage:                                       ---------------------------------   If a passenger automobile is not            Lease term (years)_   predominantly used in a qualified   ---------------------------------         business use during_                                      4 or                                           1       2        3      more------------------------------------------------------------------------The first taxable year of the lease        3.0     6.0     10.2     13.2 term.................................The second taxable year of the lease    ......     1.25     6.2     10.4 term.................................The third taxable year of the lease     ......  .......     2.25     6.5 term.................................The fourth taxable year of the lease    ......  .......  .......     1.7 term.................................The fifth taxable year of the lease     ......  .......  .......     0.5 term.................................------------------------------------------------------------------------

(f) Inclusions in income of lessees of listed property other than passenger automobiles—(1) In general. If listed property other than a passenger automobile is not used predominantly in a qualified business use in any taxable year in which such property is leased, the lessee must add an inclusion amount to gross income in the first taxable year in which such property is not so predominantly used (and only in that year). This inclusion amount is determined under paragraph (f)(2) of this section for property leased after June 18, 1984, and before January 1, 1987. The inclusion amount is determined under §1.280F–7(b) for property leased after December 31, 1986.

(2) Inclusion amount for property leased after June 18, 1984, and before January 1, 1987. The inclusion amount for property leased after June 18, 1984, and before January 1, 1987, is the product of the following amounts:

(i) The fair market value (as defined in paragraph (h)(2) of this section) of the property,

(ii) The average business/investment use (as defined in paragraph (h)(3) of this section), and

(iii) The applicable percentage (as determined under paragraph (f)(3) of this section).

(3) Applicable percentages. The applicable percentages for 3-, 5-, and 10-year recovery property are determined according to the following tables:

(i) In the case of 3-year recovery property:

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                           For the first taxable year in which the business use                                                             percentage is 50 percent or less, the applicable                                                                   percentage for such taxable year is_             Taxable year during lease term              -------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                          6 and                                                             1         2         3        4        5      later----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For a lease term of:  1 year................................................      3.0  ........  ........  .......  .......  .......  2 years...............................................      6.0      1.25  ........  .......  .......  .......  3 years...............................................     10.2      6.2       2.25  .......  .......  .......  4 or more years.......................................     13.2     10.4       6.5       1.7      0.5        0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(ii) In the case of 5-year recovery property:

 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                  For the first taxable year in which the business use percentage is 50 percent or less,                                                                                    the applicable percentage for such taxable year is_                 Taxable year during lease term                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                     1       2       3       4      5      6      7      8      9      10     11     12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For a lease term of:    1 year......................................................     2.7  ......  ......  ......  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    2 years.....................................................     5.3     1.2  ......  ......  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    3 years.....................................................     9.9     6.1     1.6  ......  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    4 years.....................................................    14.4    11.1     7.3     2.3  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    5 years.....................................................    18.4    15.7    12.4     8.2    3.0  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    6 or more years.............................................    21.8    19.6    16.7    13.5    9.6   5.25    4.4    3.6    2.8    1.8    1.0      0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(iii) In the case of 10-year recovery property:

 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                    For the first taxable year in which the business use percentage is 50 pct or less, the applicable                                                                                   percentage for such taxable year is_         Taxable year during lease term         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                   1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9      10     11     12     13     14     15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For a lease term of:    1 year.....................................    2.5  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    2 years....................................    5.1     .6  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    3 years....................................    9.8    5.6    1.0  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    4 years....................................   14.0   10.3    6.2    1.4  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    5 years....................................   17.9   14.5   10.9    6.7    1.8  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    6 years....................................   21.3   18.3   15.1   11.4    7.1    2.1  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    7 years....................................   21.9   19.0   15.9   12.4    8.4    3.9    2.4  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    8 years....................................   22.4   19.6   16.7   13.4    9.7    5.5    4.5    2.7  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    9 years....................................   22.9   20.2   17.4   14.3   10.9    7.0    6.4    5.1    3.0  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    10 years...................................   23.5   20.9   18.2   15.2   11.9    8.3    8.1    7.2    5.7    3.3  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....    11 years...................................   23.9   21.4   18.8   16.0   12.8    9.3    9.4    8.9    7.7    5.9    3.1  .....  .....  .....  .....    12 years...................................   24.3   21.9   19.3   16.5   13.4   10.1   10.3   10.0    9.3    7.8    5.5    2.9  .....  .....  .....    13 years...................................   24.7   22.2   19.7   16.9   14.0   10.7   11.1   11.0   10.4    9.2    7.4    5.2    2.7  .....  .....    14 years...................................   25.0   22.5   20.1   17.3   14.4   11.1   11.6   11.7   11.3   10.3    8.8    6.9    4.8    2.5  .....    15 or more years...........................   25.3   22.8   20.3   17.5   14.7   11.5   12.0   12.2   11.9   11.1    9.8    8.2    6.5    4.5    2.3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(g) Special rules applicable to inclusions in income of lessees. This paragraph (g) applies to the inclusions in gross income of lessees prescribed under paragraphs (d)(2), (e)(6), or (f) of this section, or prescribed under §1.280F–7(b).

(1) Lease term commences within 9 months of the end of lessee's taxable year. If:

(i) The lease term commences within 9 months before the close of the lessee's taxable year,

(ii) The property is not predominantly used in a qualified business use during that portion of the taxable year, and

(iii) The lease term continues into the lessee's subsequent taxable year, then the inclusion amount is added to gross income in the lessee's subsequent taxable year and the amount is determined by taking into account the average of the business/investment use for both taxable years and the applicable percentage for the taxable year in which the lease term begins (or, in the case of a passenger automobile with a fair market value greater than $16,500, the appropriate dollar amount for the taxable year in which the lease term begins).

(2) Lease term less than one year. If the lease term is less than one year, the amount which must be added to gross income is an amount that bears the same ratio to the inclusion amount determined before the application of this paragraph (g)(2) as the number of days in the lease term bears to 365.

(3) Maximum inclusion amount. The inclusion amount shall not exceed the sum of all deductible amounts in connection with the use of the listed property properly allocable to the lessee's taxable year in which the inclusion amount must be added to gross income.

(h) Definitions—(1) Lease term. In determining the term of any lease for purposes of this section, the rules of section 168(i)(3)(A) shall apply.

(2) Fair market value. For purposes of this section, the fair market value of listed property is such value on the first day of the lease term. If the capitalized cost of listed property is specified in the lease agreement, the lessee shall treat such amount as the fair market value of the property.

(3) Average business/investment use. For purposes of this section, the average business/investment use of any listed property is the average of the business/investment use for the first taxable year in which the business use percentage is 50 percent or less and all preceding taxable years in which such property is leased. See paragraph (g)(1) of this section for special rule when lease term commences within 9 months before the end of the lessee's taxable year.

(i) Examples. This section may be illustrated by the following examples.

Example 1.  On January 1, 1985, A, a calendar year taxpayer, leases and places in service a passenger automobile with a fair market value of $55,000. The lease is to be for a period of four years. During taxable years 1985 and 1986, A uses the automobile exclusively in a trade or business. Under paragraph (d)(1) of this section, A must include in gross income in both 1985 and 1986, $2,887.50 (i.e., ($55,000−$16,500)×7.5%).

Example 2.  The facts are the same as in Example 1, and in addition, A uses the automobile only 45 percent in a trade or business during 1987. Under paragraph (d)(1) of this section for 1987, A must include in gross income $1,299.38 (i.e., ($55,000−$16,500)×7.5%×45%). In addition, under paragraph (d)(2) of this section, A must also include in gross income in 1987, $530.85 (i.e., $650×81.67%, average business/investment use).

Example 3.  On August 1, 1985, B, a calendar year taxpayer, leases and places in service an item of listed property which is 5-year recovery property, with a fair market value of $10,000. The lease is to be for a period of 5 years. B's qualified business use of the property is 40 percent in 1985, 100 percent in 1986, and 90 percent in 1987. Under paragraphs (f)(1) and (g)(1) of this section, before the application of paragraph (g)(3) of this section, B must include in gross income in 1986, $1,288.00 (i.e., $10,000×70%×18.4%, the product of the fair market value, the average business use for both taxable years, and the applicable percentage for year one from the table in paragraph (f)(3)(iii) of this section).

Example 4.  On October 1, 1985, C, a calendar year taxpayer, leases and places in service an item of listed property which is 3-year recovery property with a fair market value of $15,000. The lease term is 6 months (ending March 31, 1986) during which C uses the property 45 percent in a trade or business, the only business/investment use. Under paragraphs (f)(1) and (g) (1) and (2) of this section, before the application of paragraph (g)(3) of this section, C must include in gross income in 1986, $100.97 (i.e., $15,000×45%×3%×182/365, the product of the fair market value, the average business use for both taxable years, and the applicable percentage for year one from the table in paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this section, prorated for the length of the lease term).

Example 5.  On July 15, 1985, A, a calendar year taxpayer, leases and places in service a passenger automobile with a fair market value of $45,300. The lease is for a period of 5 years, during which A uses the automobile exclusively in a trade or business. Under paragraph (e) (2) and (3) of this section, for taxable years 1985 through 1989, A must include the following amounts in gross income:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                     Business          Taxable year           Dollar  Proration     use     Inclusion                                 amount             (percent)------------------------------------------------------------------------1985...........................  $3,327    170/365       100      $1,5501986...........................   3,327    365/365       100       3,3271987...........................   3,327    365/365       100       3,3271988...........................   1,650    366/366       100       1,6501989...........................   1,362    365/365       100       1,362------------------------------------------------------------------------

Example 6.  The facts are the same as in Example 1, except that A uses the automobile only 45 percent in a trade or business during 1987 through 1990. Under §1.280F–5T(e)(6), A must include in gross income for taxable year 1987, the first taxable year in which the automobile is not used predominantly in a trade or business, an additional amount based on the average business/investment use for taxable years 1985 through 1987. For taxable years 1985 through 1989, A must include the following amounts in gross income:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                     Business          Taxable year           Dollar  Proration     use     Inclusion                                 amount             (percent)------------------------------------------------------------------------1985...........................  $3,327    170/365    100         $1,5501986...........................   3,327    365/365    100          3,3271987...........................   3,327    365/365     45          1,497                                    750  .........     81.67         6121988...........................   1,650    366/366     45            7431989...........................   1,362    365/365     45            613------------------------------------------------------------------------

(98 Stat. 494, 26 U.S.C. 280F; 68A Stat. 917, 26 U.S.C. 7805)

[T.D. 7986, 49 FR 42710, Oct. 24, 1984; as amended by T.D. 8061, 50 FR 46038, Nov. 6, 1985; T.D. 8218, 53 FR 29881, Aug. 9, 1988; T.D. 8473, 58 FR 19060, Apr. 12, 1993; T.D. 9133, 69 FR 35514, June 25, 2004]

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