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Business Definition for: Accelerated Cost Recovery System

  • a system used for computing the depreciation of some assets acquired before 1986 in a way that reduces taxes.
  • Abbr. ACRS

Additional Resources

Depreciating MACRS property in tax-free exchanges.(modified accelerated cost recovery system)
Final regulations (TD 9314, 2/26/07) explain how to depreciate certain property acquired in a like-kind exchange under Sec. 1031. The rules address how to determine annual depreciation allowances using the modified accelerated cost recovery system MACRS under Sec. 168 for replacement property acquired in a like-kind...
Tags: Government, Regulations, Sec, tax
Research articles 2007-05-01
Buy-Buy Strategy of 2003 Tax Cut Law
With every purchase a company makes, there are many ways to benefit from the ever-changing tax structure as long as the timing is right. Those lower, out-of-pocket costs result not only from the routine, accelerated cost write offs for depreciation that are already in the tax law, but also from...
Tags: Depreciation, Halcyon Business Publications, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance
White papers 2003-01-01
Depreciation consequences of like-kind exchanges and involuntary conversions: in reviewing the new IRS guidance for property received in like-kind exchanges and involuntary conversions, special attention should be paid to the election.
The Government is providing definitive guidance for computing depreciation deductions under the Section 168 Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System MACRS when property is acquired in a like-kind exchange or as a result of an involuntary conversi The Government is providing definitive guidance for computing depreciation...
Tags: Government, Internal Revenue Service
Research articles 2004-05-01
Symantec LiveState Recovery Products Provide Fast, Reliable and Cost-Effective System and Data Recovery
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Recovery Solutions for Windows Servers and Desktops Ensure Information Availability for Enterprise and Small Business Customers
Tags: data recovery, Symantec Corp.
Research articles 2004-10-05
PORTPASS (Port Passenger Accelerated Service System)
PORTPASS Port Passenger Accelerated Service SystemPORTPASS Port Passenger Accelerated Service System is a generic term for programs developed to expedite passage through U.S. national entry systems. PORTPASS components include the INSPASS Immigration and Naturalization Service Passenger Accelerated Service System, SENTRI (Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection), OARS (Outlying Area...
Tags: Biometrics, Databases, HARDWARE, identity, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Storage, Transportation, U.S., U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Research articles 2004-01-01
Symantec Eases Disaster Recovery With Backup Exec System Recovery 8
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8, the latest version of its complete and rapid Windows system recovery solution -- now with flexible offsite protection and enhanced recovery capabilities, integration with Symantec security and systems management solutions, and certified support for Windows Server 2008. With...
Tags: disaster recovery, Symantec Corp.
Research articles 2008-02-19
INSPASS (Immigration and Naturalization Service Passenger Accelerated Service System)
INSPASS Immigration and Naturalization Service Passenger Accelerated Service SystemINSPASS Immigration and Naturalization Service Passenger Accelerated Service System is a component of the Port Passenger Accelerated Service System PORTPASS in use at selected airports to facilitate passage through entry checkpoints. INSPASS and other expedited U.S. national entry systems are designed to...
Tags: Authentication/Encryption, Biometrics, Databases, HARDWARE, identity, immigration, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Storage, Transportation, U.S., U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Research articles 2004-01-01
Sepialine Is Now Shipping Argos 6.1
SepialineTM -- a leading provider of cost recovery solutions -- today announced the immediate availability of Argos 6.1 software, its newest version of the flagship expense tracking system. With new features designed to streamline the process of capturing, reporting and analyzing business expenses, Argos 6.1 builds on the success of...
Research articles 2005-04-12
Degussa Deems FalconStor the Right Formula for Storage Consolidation and Accelerated Backup and Recovery
RHEINFELDEN, Germany -- German Chemical Company Chooses IPStor to Deliver Cost Effective, Centralized Storage Management, Scalability and Business Continuity
Tags: backup, storage, storage consolidation
Research articles 2004-11-16
Cuesta College Enrolls with FalconStor for Data Protection and Disaster Recovery; IPStor Provides Accelerated Backup and Recovery for California Community College
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
Tags: backup, data protection, disaster recovery
Research articles 2004-05-11
Symantec Extends Windows Protection Leadership With Backup Exec System Recovery 7.0
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the release of Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 7.0, the latest version of its complete and fast Windows system recovery solution. Backup Exec System Recovery enables businesses to recover complete Windows systems in minutes, not hours or days, and introduces enhanced Microsoft Exchange, virtual,...
Tags: leadership, Microsoft Windows, Symantec Corp.
Research articles 2007-04-17
How to save millions with accelerated asset depreciation
A new book authored by Grant Keppel, CPA, national director of Cost Segregation Partners, Real Estate Cost Segregation: A Practitioners Guide puts cost segregation in its larger depreciation context and discusses the legal authority that support cost segregation. Cost segregation allows property owners to qualify for substantial state and...
Tags: asset, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes
Research articles 2007-01-10
Analogic Corporation Requested to Provide Estimates of Cost of Accelerated Explosive Detection System Production
Business/Technology Editors
Research articles 2002-01-18
SoftBank Telecom Deploys DataCore Virtual Storage, VMware and Xsigo I/O for Disaster Recovery; Company Builds an Infiniband-Based, Wide-Area Virtual Infrastructure
DataCore Storage Virtualization and Disaster Recovery Software Made It Cost-Effective and Possible to Test, Construct, Operate and Manage Its Large Scale Disaster Recovery System
Tags: disaster recovery, Softbank Corp., telecommunications, VMware Inc.
Research articles 2008-05-29
Symantec Introduces Backup Exec System Recovery
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today introduced Symantec Backup Exec™ System Recovery, which incorporates functionality from Symantec LiveState™ Recovery with new, simplified deployment, delivering comprehensive, disk-based Windows system protection. As a stand alone solution, Backup Exec System Recovery complements Backup Exec for Windows Servers, which is optimized for data protection.
Tags: Symantec Corp.
Research articles 2006-07-18
Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. Chooses FalconStor to Leverage Storage Realty for Advanced Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Commercial Real Estate Firm/Developer Implements IPStor for Centralized Management, Accelerated Backup and Recovery, and High Data Availability
Tags: business continuity, disaster recovery, storage
Research articles 2004-09-15
Secretary Abraham Announces Agreement Reached for Oak Ridge on Accelerated Cleanup Contract
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Energy DOE announced today a new accelerated environmental cleanup contract has been finalized with Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC for work at sites in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The $1.8 billion five-year cost plus incentive fee contract is effective Oct. 1. Under...
Tags: agreement, cleanup, Department of Energy, SALES
Research articles 2003-09-30
Canon U.S.A., Inc. and Copitrak to Launch New Cost Recovery Application Using MEAP Technology for Canon imageRUNNER Devices
Copitrak's eClipse Cost Recovery Application Incorporates Canon's Innovative MFP Technology To Provide Law Firms with a Robust Solution for Cost Capture and Analysis
Tags: Canon Inc.
Research articles 2007-01-29
NENA: Keep Cost Recovery
While one public-safety group favors eliminating cost recovery from the FCC's wireless E-911 order, a second warns that doing so rather than adjusting the cost-recovery mechanism will create a "tempest in a teapot." "We don't think [elimination] will work," said Mark Adams, executive director of the National Emergency Number...
Tags: E911, FCC, Government, recovery, wireless
Research articles 1999-11-12
Star Choice and AOL Canada Announce Agreement to Provide Customers with Accelerated Internet Service
CALGARY, Alberta & TORONTO -- New Netscape Online accelerated service up to five times faster, for less cost than standard dial-up services
Tags: agreement, America Online Inc., Internet, Internet service
Research articles 2004-09-09
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