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2026 Luxury Auto Depreciation Limits, Tables and Explanations

The tax law limits the amount you can deduct for depreciation of your car, truck or van. The section 179 deduction is also treated as depreciation for purposes of these limits. The maximum amount you can deduct each year depends on the year you place the car in service. The 2026 luxury vehicle tables appear below.1 The tables show

 

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limitations on depreciation deductions for owners of passenger vehicles (including trucks and vans) first placed in service during calendar year 2026,

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income inclusion amounts by lessees of passenger vehicles, and

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revised depreciation limitations and lessee inclusion amounts for passenger vehicles taking advantage of bonus depreciation under IRC Section 168(k).

 

 

TABLE 1. DEPRECIATION LIMITATIONS FOR PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES ACQUIRED

AFTER SEPTEMBER 27, 2017, AND PLACED IN SERVICE DURING CALENDAR

YEAR 2026, FOR WHICH THE § 168(k) ADDITIONAL FIRST YEAR DEPRECIATION

DEDUCTION APPLIES

Tax Year

Amount

1st Tax Year

$20,300

2nd Tax Year

$19,800

3rd Tax Year

$11,900

Each Succeeding Year

$7,160

 

 

 

TABLE 2. DEPRECIATION LIMITATIONS FOR PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES

PLACED IN SERVICE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2026 FOR WHICH NO § 168(k)

ADDITIONAL FIRST YEAR DEPRECIATION DEDUCTION APPLIES

Tax Year

Amount

1st Tax Year

$12,300

2nd Tax Year

$19,800

3rd Tax Year

$11,900

Each Succeeding Year

$7,160

 

 

 

TABLE 3. DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES WITH A LEASE TERM BEGINNING IN CALENDAR YEAR 2026

Fair Market Value of Passenger Automobile

Tax Year During Lease

Over

Not Over

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th & later

$62,000

$64,000

8

15

21

25

27

64,000

66,000

19

38

56

66

76

66,000

68,000

29

62

91

108

123

68,000

70,000

40

86

125

149

172

70,000

72,000

51

109

160

191

220

72,000

74,000

61

133

195

232

268

74,000

76,000

72

156

230

274

316

76,000

78,000

83

179

265

316

364

78,000

80,000

93

203

299

358

412

80,000

85,000

112

244

360

431

496

85,000

90,000

139

302

447

535

617

90,000

95,000

166

361

534

639

737

95,000

100,000

192

420

621

743

858

100,000

110,000

232

507

752

900

1,038

110,000

120,000

286

624

926

1,108

1,279

120,000

130,000

339

742

1,099

1,317

1,520

130,000

140,000

392

859

1,273

1,526

1,760

140,000

150,000

446

976

1,447

1,734

2,001

150,000

160,000

499

1,093

1,621

1,943

2,242

160,000

170,000

553

1,210

1,795

2,151

2,483

170,000

180,000

606

1,328

1,968

2,360

2,723

180,000

190,000

659

1,445

2,142

2,569

2,964

190,000

200,000

713

1,562

2,316

2,777

3,205

200,000

210,000

766

1,679

2,490

2,986

3,445

210,000

220,000

820

1,796

2,664

3,194

3,686

220,000

230,000

873

1,913

2,838

3,403

3,927

230,000

240,000

926

2,031

3,012

3,610

4,168

240,000

250,000

980

2,148

3,185

3,820

4,408

250,000

260,000

1,033

2,265

3,360

4,027

4,650

260,000

270,000

1,086

2,382

3,534

4,236

4,890

270,000

280,000

1,140

2,499

3,708

4,444

5,131

280,000

290,000

1,193

2,617

3,881

4,653

5,372

290,000

300,000

1,247

2,733

4,056

4,862

5,612

300,000

310,000

1,300

2.851

4,229

5,070

5,854

310,000

320,000

1,353

2,968

4,403

5,279

6,094

320,000

330,000

1,407

3,085

4,577

5,487

6,335

330,000

340,000

1,460

3,202

4,751

5,696

6,576

340,000

350,000

1,514

3,319

4,925

5,904

6,817

350,000

360,000

1,567

3,437

5,098

6,113

7,057

360,000

370,000

1,620

3,554

5,273

6,321

7,298

370,000

380,000

1,674

3,671

5,446

6,530

7,539

380,000

390,000

1,727

3,788

5,621

6,738

7,779

390,000

400,000

1,781

3,905

5,794

6,947

8,020

400,000

410,000

1,834

4,022

5,969

7,155

8,261

410,000

420,000

1,887

4,140

6,142

7,364

8,501

420,000

430,000

1,941

4,257

6,316

7,572

8,742

430,000

440,000

1,994

4,374

6,490

7,781

8,983

440,000

450,000

2,047

4,491

6,664

7,990

9,223

450,000

460,000

2,101

4,608

6,838

8,198

9,464

460,000

470,000

2,154

4,726

7,011

8,407

9,705

470,000

480,000

2,208

4,843

7,185

8,615

9,946

480,000

490,000

2,261

4,960

7,359

8,824

10,186

490,000

500,000

2,314

5,077

7,533

9,033

10,427

500,000

and over

2,368

5,194

7,707

9,241

10,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

1    Rev. Proc. 2026-15

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