Administrative Rules of the State of Montana

(1) The average market value for television cable systems is $2,000 per mile of coaxial cable (transmission line) and $25 per service drop.

(2) The average market value for the dishes and towers will be determined by using a five-year trended depreciation schedule on dishes and ten-year trended depreciation schedule on towers. Both the trend factors and the depreciation tables will be derived from the Marshall & Swift Valuation Service Guide, as published by the Marshall and Swift Publication Company, 915 Wilshire Boulevard, 8th Floor, P.O. Box 26307, Los Angeles, California 90026-0307. The trend factors shall be the most recent available from the "Average of all Indexes" listed in the above publication.

(3) The trended depreciation schedules will be applied to the acquired cost and year acquired of the dish or tower.

(4) The trended depreciation schedules referred to in (2) and (3) are listed below and shall be in effect for tax year 2017.

FIVE-YEAR "DISHES"

YEAR NEW/ ACQUIRED	% GOOD	TREND FACTOR	TRENDED % GOOD
2016	85%	1.000	85%
2015	69%	0.990	68%
2014	52%	0.999	52%
2013	34%	1.012	34%
2012 and older	23%	1.021	23%

TEN-YEAR "TOWERS"

YEAR NEW/ ACQUIRED	% GOOD	TREND FACTOR	TRENDED % GOOD
2016	92%	1.000	92%
2015	84%	0.990	83%
2014	76%	0.999	76%
2013	67%	1.012	68%
2012	58%	1.021	59%
2011	49%	1.050	51%
2010	39%	1.083	42%
2009	30%	1.074	32%
2008	24%	1.105	27%
2007 and older	21%	1.149	24%

(5) This rule is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2016.

History: 15-1-201, MCA; IMP, 15-6-135, 15-6-138, 15-6-219, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, 1979 MAR p. 1001, Eff. 8/31/79; AMD, 1979 MAR p. 1304, Eff. 10/26/79; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 102, Eff. 1/29/82; AMD, 1984 MAR p. 2036, Eff. 12/28/84; AMD, 1986 MAR p. 2068, Eff. 12/27/86; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 747, Eff. 4/15/88; AMD, 1989 MAR p. 613, Eff. 5/12/89; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 915, Eff. 6/14/91; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 1848, Eff. 9/27/91; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 2043, Eff. 11/1/91; AMD, 1992 MAR p. 2394, Eff. 10/30/92; AMD, 1993 MAR p. 2972, Eff. 12/10/93; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 3195, Eff. 12/23/94; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 1174, Eff. 4/26/96; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 3151, Eff. 12/6/96; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 2297, Eff. 12/16/97; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 3316, Eff. 12/18/98; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 2909, Eff. 12/17/99; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 3563, Eff. 12/22/00; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 2249, Eff. 11/9/01; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 3728, Eff. 12/27/02; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 2901, Eff. 12/25/03; AMD, 2004 MAR p. 2603, Eff. 10/22/04; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 2262, Eff. 11/11/05; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 2979, Eff. 12/8/06; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 1826, Eff. 11/9/07; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 2561, Eff. 11/27/08; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2497, Eff. 12/25/09; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 3022, Eff. 12/24/10; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 409, Eff. 2/24/12; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 2496, Eff. 12/7/12; AMD, 2013 MAR p. 2316, Eff. 12/13/13; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2991, Eff. 12/12/14; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 2364, Eff. 12/25/15; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 2340, Eff. 1/1/17.