Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System

Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System
n. An accounting approach for the rapid depreciation of assets. Abbreviated MACRS.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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  • General Depreciation System - GDS — The most commonly used modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) for calculating depreciation. A general depreciation system uses the declining balance method to depreciate personal property. The declining balance method involves applying …   Investment dictionary

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