Tangible Personal Property Florida Deparment of Revenue Guidelines

The assets life recommendations have been derived from various sources: Marshall Valuation Service, Florida Public Service Commission, and industry depreciation studies. As relevant information becomes available, the Department will update the tables.

LIFE EXPECTANCY GUIDELINES

INDUSTRY GROUP

ASSET LIFE IN YEARS

INDUSTRY GROUP

ASSET LIFE IN YEAR

Aerospace industry

10

transmission

39-41

Agriculture,machinery and equipment

10

distribution

29-33

cotton ginning

12

Electronic equipment manufacturing

6

Aircraft and all helicopters

0

Fabricated metal products

12

except commercial aircraft

6

special tools

3

commerical aircraft

12

Fishing equipment,excluding boats and barges

4

Amusement and theme parks

10

Food and beverage production

12

Apparel and fabricated textile manufactoring

9

special handling devices

4

Automobile repair shops

10

Fur processing

9

Bakeries and confectionery production

12

Gas distribution,total distribution equipment

35-40

Barber and beauty shops

10

Optional-for equipment by category:

0

Billboards

20

mains and services, plastic

36-40

Brewery equipment

12

mains and services, steel

37-44

Cable television, headend facilities

11

meters,regulators, installations

25-30

microwave systems

9.5

other distribution equipment

30-35

program origination

9

Glass and glass products

14

service and test

8.5

special tools

2.5

subscriber connection and distribution

10

Grain and grain mill products manufacture

17

Canneries and frozen food production

12

Gypsum products

15

Cement manufacture

20

Hand tools

5

Chemical and allied production

9.5

Hospital furnishings and equipment

10

Clay products manufacturing

15

Hotel and motel furnishings and equipment

10

Clocks and watches, manufacturing

10

Jewelry products and pens

12

electronic instrumentation

6

Knitwear and knit products

7.5

Cold storage and ice-making equipment

18

Laundry equipment

10

Cold storage warehouse equipment

10

Leather and leather products

11

Computers,personal computers(PC)

4

Logging,timber cutting

6

mainframe

6

Machinery manufacturing,except as otherwise listed

10

Peripherals

6

Meatpacking

12

Condiments,manufacturing and processing

10

Medical and dental supply production

9

Construction equipment,general construction

6

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

10

marine construction

6

Mining and quarrying

10

Dairy products manufacturing

12

Motion picture and television production

12

Data handling equipment,except computers

6

Motor vehicle and parts manuafacturing

12

Distilling

12

special tools

3

Electrical equipment manufacturing

10

Office furniture and equipment

10

Electric companies,steam production

25-34

Optical lenses and instrument manufacturing

10

other production,combined cycle

16-21

Paints and varnishes

9.5

gas tubines

26-29

Paper and pulp manufacturing

13

nuclear production

26-28

converted paper, paperboard and pulp

10

Petroleum and natural gas,drilling,onshore

6

 

circuit, optic

8

drilling,offshore

7.5

 

other central office equipment

8

exploration and production

14

 

information/origination equipment

8

marketing

9

 

smart phones

6

petroleum refining

16

 

metallic cable

12

pipeline transportation

22

 

fiber cable

20

Plastics manufacturing

9.5

 

poles

20

Plastic products manufacturing

11

 

conduit

20

special tools

3.5

 

Telecommunications, interstate interexchange

0

Primary metals production,nonferrous and foundry

0

 

analog switching

8

products

14

 

digital switching

8

special tools

6.5

 

metallic cable

12

Primary steel mill products

15

 

fiber cable

20

Printing and publishing

11

 

poles

20

Professional and scientific instruments

10

 

conduit

20

Radio and television, broadcasting

6

 

all other equipment

8

manufacturing

10

 

Telecommunications, cellular

0

Railroad transportation equipment manufacturing

12

 

analog switching

8

locomotive manufacturing

11.5

 

digital switching

8

Recreation and amusement

10

 

radio frequency channel and control

8

Retail trades, fixtures and equipment

9

 

power equipment

12

Residential furniture

10

 

antennae

10

Restaurant and bar equipment

10

 

towers

20

Restaurant equipment, fast foods

7

 

transmission equipment

8

Rubber products manufacturing

14

 

cellular phones

5

special tools

4

 

Textile products, including finishing and dyeing

9

Sawmills, permanent

10

 

manufacture of nonwoven fabrics

10

portable

6

 

manufacture of yarn,thread and woven fabrics

11

Service establishments

9

 

manufacture of textured yarns

8

Ship and boat building machinery and equipment

12

 

Theater equipment

10

special tools

6.5

 

Tobacco and tobacco products

15

Soft drink manufacture and bottling

12

 

Vegetable oil products

18

Steam production and distribution

28

 

Waste reduction and resource recovery

10

Stone products manufacturing

15

 

Water transportation

20

Sugar and sugar products manufacturing

18

 

vessels,barges and tugs

18

Telecommunications, local exchange

0

 

Water utilities

50

analog switching

8

 

Wharves, docks and piers

20

digital switching

8

 

Wholesale trade fixtures and equipment

9

circuit, digital

8

 

Wood products and furniture manufacturing

10

circuit, analog

8