Business Procedures Manual

Fiscal Affairs Division

7.15 Appendices

7.15.1 Building Classes of Construction

(Last Modified on May 1, 2017)

Class Frame Floor Roof Walls
A Structural steel columns and beams, fireproofed with masonry, concrete, plaster, or other incombustible material Concrete or concrete on steel deck, fireproofed Formed concrete, precast slabs, concrete or gypsum on steel deck, fireproofed Nonbearing curtain walls, masonry, concrete, metal and glass panels, stone
B Reinforced concrete columns and beams; fire-resistant construction Concrete or concrete on steel deck, fireproofed Formed concrete, precast slabs, concrete or gypsum on steel deck, fireproofed Nonbearing curtain walls, masonry, concrete, metal and glass panels, stone
C Masonry or concrete load-bearing walls with or without pilasters; masonry or concrete walls with steel, wood or concrete frame Wood or concrete plank on steel floor joists, or concrete slab on grade Wood or steel joists with wood or steel deck; concrete plank Brick, concrete block, or tile masonry tilt-up, formed concrete, curtain walls
D Wood or steel studs in bearing wall, wood frame, primarily combustible construction Wood or steel floor joists or concrete slab on grade Wood or steel joists with wood or steel deck Almost any material except masonry or concrete; generally combustible construction
S Metal bents, columns, girders, purlins, and girts without fireproofing, incombustible construction Wood or steel deck on steel floor joists, or concrete slab on grade Steel or wood deck on steel joists Metal skin or sandwich panels; generally incombustible

7.15.2 Building Useful Life by Type and Class of Construction

(Last Modified on May 1, 2017)

Public Buildings A B C D S
Good and Excellent libraries 60 60 55 50 50
Average libraries 55 55 50 45 45
Low-cost libraries 50 50 45 40 40
Good and excellent medical offices 50 50 45 40 40
Average and low-cost medical offices 45 45 40 35 35
Good and excellent governmental buildings 60 60 55 50 ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦
Average and low-cost governmental buildings 55 55 50 40 40
Good and excellent general hospitals 50 50 45 40 ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦
Average and low-cost general hospitals 45 45 40 35 35
Good and excellent convalescent hospitals 50 50 45 40 ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦
Average and low-cost convalescent hospitals 45 45 40 35 35
Average and good dispensaries ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 35 30 30
Average and good veterinary hospitals 45 45 40 35 35
Low-cost veterinary hospitals ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 35 30 30
Colleges and Universities A B C D S
Good and excellent buildings 60 60 50 45 45
Average buildings 50 50 45 40 40
Low cost buildings ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 40 35 35
Theaters, and Auditoriums A B C D S
Excellent auditorium 55 55 50 45 ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦
Good and average auditorium 50 50 45 40 40
Low-cost auditorium ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 40 35 35
Good and excellent theater 50 50 45 40 ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦
Average and fair theater 45 45 40 35 35
Low-cost and cheap theater ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 35 30 30
Good bowling alleys ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 40 35 35
Low-cost average bowling alleys ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 35 30 30
Good skating rink and tennis clubs ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 45 40 40
Average skating rink and tennis clubs ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 40 35 35
Low-cost skating rink and tennis clubs ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 35 30 30
Good handball racquetball clubs ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 45 40 40
Average handball racquetball clubs ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 40 35 35
Sheds and Farm Buildings A B C D S
Good creameries ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 45 ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 45
Average creameries 45 45 35 ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 30
Low-cost creameries ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 25 ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 20
Grain elevator facilities ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 60 ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 55 ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦
Grain storage buildings ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 30 30
Good and excellent dairies ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 35 30 30
Average dairies and fruit packing buildings ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 30 25 25
Low-cost dairies ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 20 20 15
Bulk fertilizer storage ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 30 30
Excellent barns and stables ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 40 ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 35
Good barns and stables ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 35 30 30
Average barns, hog barns, stables and silos ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 30 25 25
Low-cost barns and stables ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 20 15 15
Excellent poultry houses ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 30 25 25
Good poultry houses, equipment, and utility sheds ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 25 20 20
Average poultry, equipment, and utility buildings ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 20 15 15
Low-cost poultry houses ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 15 15 15
Tobacco barns ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 20 20 15
Portable outbuildings ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 15 15
Sheds ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 10 10
Good greenhouses ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 30 40
Average lath and greenhouses ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ¦ 20 25

7.15.3 Useful Lives of Capitalized Assets

(Last Modified on May 1, 2017)

Useful Lives of Capitalized Assets


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