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If you file a Form 3115 and change from one permissible method to another permissible method, the section 481(a) adjustment is zero. If an amended return is allowed, you must file it by the later of the following. The nontaxable transfers covered by this rule include the following. You cannot use MACRS for personal property (section 1245 property) in any of the following situations. James Elm is a building contractor who specializes in constructing office buildings. WS Management Inc. There are also special rules for determining the basis of MACRS property involved in a like-kind exchange or an involuntary conversion when the property is contained in a general asset account. If you use the standard mileage rate to figure your tax deduction for your business automobile, you are treated as having made an election to exclude the automobile from MACRS. You must treat an improvement made after 1986 to property…