Accelerated Cost Recovery System
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The Accelerated Cost Recovery System is a U.S. tax depreciation method that allows businesses to write off the cost of capital assets more quickly than under traditional depreciation rules, thereby encouraging investment.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Accelerated Cost Recovery System canonical | 5 |
| Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System | 3 |
| MACRS | 2 |
| Asset Depreciation Range system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13236546 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Accelerated Cost Recovery System Context triple: [Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, introduced, Accelerated Cost Recovery System]
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A.
Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance III
Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance III is a European Union funding mechanism that supports candidate and potential candidate countries in preparing for EU membership through financial and technical assistance.
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B.
ARCSS
ARCSS is the original Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, a peace accord aimed at ending the country’s civil war and establishing a transitional government.
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C.
ACCU
ACCU is the acronym for the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, a national organization representing Catholic higher education institutions.
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D.
CRA
CRA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Community Reinvestment Act, a U.S. law encouraging banks to help meet the credit needs of all communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
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E.
CRA
CRA is a financial safety net mechanism among BRICS countries designed to provide liquidity support and protect members against short-term balance of payments pressures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Accelerated Cost Recovery System Target entity description: The Accelerated Cost Recovery System is a U.S. tax depreciation method that allows businesses to write off the cost of capital assets more quickly than under traditional depreciation rules, thereby encouraging investment.
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A.
Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance III
Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance III is a European Union funding mechanism that supports candidate and potential candidate countries in preparing for EU membership through financial and technical assistance.
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B.
ARCSS
ARCSS is the original Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, a peace accord aimed at ending the country’s civil war and establishing a transitional government.
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C.
ACCU
ACCU is the acronym for the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, a national organization representing Catholic higher education institutions.
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D.
CRA
CRA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Community Reinvestment Act, a U.S. law encouraging banks to help meet the credit needs of all communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
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E.
CRA
CRA is a financial safety net mechanism among BRICS countries designed to provide liquidity support and protect members against short-term balance of payments pressures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal tax concept
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capital cost recovery method ⓘ tax depreciation system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ACRS ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Internal Revenue Service ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
business taxpayers
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capital assets ⓘ tangible depreciable property ⓘ |
| classificationMethod | asset class life system ⓘ |
| componentOf |
United States federal income tax code
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linked to:
Internal Revenue Code
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| contrastsWith |
economic depreciation
ⓘ
straight-line depreciation ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| domain |
accounting
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taxation ⓘ |
| effect |
defers tax liability to later years
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reduces taxable income in early years of asset life ⓘ |
| encourages | capital investment by businesses ⓘ |
| excludes |
inventory
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land ⓘ |
| feature |
allows accelerated depreciation compared to straight-line
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ignores estimated useful life of specific assets ⓘ separates assets into classes with fixed recovery periods ⓘ uses statutory recovery periods ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
alters timing of tax payments but not total deductions
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front-loads depreciation deductions ⓘ |
| historicalSuccessor |
Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System under the Tax Reform Act of 1986
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linked to:
Internal Revenue Code of 1986
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| introducedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 ⓘ |
| policyType | supply-side tax policy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to accelerate depreciation deductions
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to encourage investment in capital assets ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System
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linked to:
Accelerated Cost Recovery System
capital cost recovery ⓘ depreciation ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System
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linked to:
Accelerated Cost Recovery System
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| startUseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| usedFor | federal income tax depreciation calculations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Accelerated Cost Recovery System Description of subject: The Accelerated Cost Recovery System is a U.S. tax depreciation method that allows businesses to write off the cost of capital assets more quickly than under traditional depreciation rules, thereby encouraging investment.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
ERTA
subject linked to:
ERTA of 1981
linked to: Accelerated Cost Recovery System
linked to: Accelerated Cost Recovery System
linked to: Accelerated Cost Recovery System
linked to: Accelerated Cost Recovery System