Wrong depreciation method used on roof

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02-07-2013, 11:20 AM

BA232

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Wrong depreciation method used on roof

I discovered that I did not use the right method to depreciate the roof on our residential rental home. I used the MACRS 7 200DB HY and I see I should have used the 27.5 year method. I've been doing this for 5 years. What should I do to correct this?

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