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Straight line depreciation over ten years, that would make sense. 

 

But my Form 4562 from tax year 2021 says I used "200DB/MQ" for both the phone and the computer.  The life of the phone is 7 years and the life of the computer is 5.

 

Ah, but because I am using the both the phone and computer less than 50% for the business means I actually can not use bonus depreciation.  Instead, I must use straight line because the rules for the double depreciation and section 179 epxensing both require recapture of the depreciation when business use of the asset falls below 50%.  So if business use starts at less than 50%, straight line depreciation is really the only option.

 

Is that right?

 

If so, isn't it confusing that TurboTax shows the deprecation method on Form 4562 as "200DB/MQ" ?