Tarrant Appraisal District
2008 Business Personal Property Depreciation Schedule
Eff Age in Years Typical Life Expectancy
20 15 12 10 7 6 5 4 3
Percent Good
2007 (01) 95 93 92 90 86 83 80 75 67
2006 (02) 90 87 84 81 73 69 64 56 44
2005 (03) 86 81 77 73 63 58 51 42 30
2004 (04) 81 76 71 66 54 48 41 32 10
2003 (05) 77 71 65 59 46 40 33 16 7
2002 (06) 74 66 59 53 40 33 20 8  
2001 (07) 70 62 54 48 34 22 12    
2000 (08) 66 58 50 43 24 15 9    
1999 (09) 63 54 46 39 17 10      
1998 (10) 60 50 42 35 12        
1997 (11) 57 47 38 28 11        
1996 (12) 54 44 35 22          
1995 (13) 51 41 29 18          
1994 (14) 49 38 24 14          
1993 (15) 46 36 20 11          
1992 (16) 44 31 17            
1991 (17) 42 27 14            
1990 (18) 40 23 12            
1989 (19) 38 20              
1988 (20) 36 17              
1987 (21) 32 15              
1986 (22) 29 13              
1985 (23) 26 12              
1984 (24) 24                
1983 (25) 21                
1982 (26) 19                
1981 (27) 17                
1980 (28) 15                
1979 (29) 14                
1978 (30) 12                
Typical life expectancies by category
  Furniture and fixtures - 10 yrs   Machinery and equipment - 10 yrs
  Office equipment - 6 yrs   Computer and related equipment - 4 yrs
  Signs and leaseholds - 10 yrs   Automobiles, trucks, etc. - 6 yrs