Real cow depreciation isn’t the same as Uncle Sam’s
Alan Newport
Beef Producer
One of our mistakes in the beef business happens when we start believing that Uncle Sam’s depreciation schedules have something to do with real depreciation. Real depreciation relates to the true value of something as it ages and/or declines. An example is this: a new-purchased tractor may hold far more value, far longer, than the straight-line depreciation schedule allowed by the IRS.