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Other > Mid-Quarter & Section 179 Force Options window

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On a treatment-by-treatment basis, use the Mid-Quarter & Section 179 Force Options window to complete any of the following tasks:
  • Force an asset to be included in the mid-quarter determination.
  • Force an asset to be excluded from the mid-quarter determination.
  • Force an asset to calculate using the mid-quarter convention.
  • Force an asset to be considered eligible section 179 property.
  • Prevent an asset from being considered eligible section 179 property.
To open this window, select
Mid-Quarter & Section 179 Force Options
 on the Other tab for an asset.

Fields & buttons

Include in mid-quarter determination (force)
Select to include an asset that normally would be excluded from the mid-quarter determination and calculation.
note
This checkbox is available for current year MACRS assets only.
Exclude from mid-quarter determination (force)
Select to exclude an asset that normally would be included in the mid-quarter determination and calculation.
note
This checkbox is available for current year MACRS assets only.
Asset calculated using mid-quarter convention (force)
Select to calculate MACRS depreciation for an asset using the mid-quarter convention when the asset normally would calculate using the half-year convention. Selecting this checkbox doesn't affect whether the asset is included or excluded from the mid-quarter determination and calculation.
note
This checkbox is available for current year MACRS assets only.
Eligible section 179 property (force)
Select to consider this asset section 179 eligible property when it normally wouldn't be considered eligible property. After selecting this checkbox, the asset can be expensed for section 179. The cost of the asset is included in the section 179 total property amount.
note
This checkbox is available for current year assets only.
Not eligible section 179 property (force)
Select to prevent this asset from being considered section 179 eligible property when it normally would be considered eligible property. When you select this checkbox, the cost of the asset isn't included in the section 179 total property amount.
note
This checkbox is available for current year assets only.
Additional first year depreciation R & TC Section 24356
Select to indicate that the amount in the California treatment's
Section 179 Expense
 field (on the Depreciation tab) is an additional first-year depreciation instead of a section 179 expense.
note
This checkbox displays for only current assets for 1120C clients when the California treatment is calculating. It is on the CA tab only.

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