Arizona Revised Statutes Title 43. Taxation of Income § 43-1130. Amortization of the cost of child care facilities

A. At the election of any corporate taxpayer operating a child care facility for the purpose of making profit, any expenditure made to purchase, construct, renovate or remodel child care facilities or equipment shall be allowable as a subtraction ratably over a period of sixty months, beginning with the month in which the property is placed in service.

B. At the election of a taxpayer operating a child care facility within this state primarily for the children of employees of the taxpayer, any expenditure made to acquire, construct, renovate or remodel the child care facility or equipment is allowable as a subtraction ratably over a period of twenty-four months beginning with the month in which the property is placed in service.

C. The subtraction provided by this section shall be in lieu of any allowance for the exhaustion, wear and tear of such property used in a trade or business or of property held for the production of income, including a reasonable allowance for obsolescence pursuant to § 167 or 188 of the internal revenue code. 1

D. In the case of a partnership, joint venture or other pooled investment or joint ownership of child care property each participating corporate owner may claim the pro rata share of the subtraction based on the corporate ownership interest in the property. The total of the subtractions allowed all such owners of the property shall not exceed the amount that would have been allowed for a sole owner of the property.