Section 50IAC10-1-3. “New manufacturing equipment” defined

   (a) “New manufacturing equipment” has the meaning set forth in IC 6-1.1-12.1-1(3). In order to be new manufacturing equipment, personal property must be qualifying machinery and equipment as defined in section 6 of this rule.

  (b) New manufacturing equipment includes new equipment and used equipment brought into Indiana from outside of Indiana.

  (c) Special tooling, as defined in 50 IAC 4.2-6-2, qualifies as new manufacturing equipment if it satisfies the requirements of qualifying machinery and equipment under section 6 of this rule.

  (d) The capitalized amount of expenditures for the major rebuilding or reworking of existing production equipment qualify as new manufacturing equipment, if those expenditures are capitalized for federal income tax purposes and substantially increase the productivity or capacity of existing manufacturing equipment, substantially prolong the useful life of the existing manufacturing equipment, or adapt the manufacturing equipment to a substantially different use. The expenditures first become eligible as new manufacturing equipment when those expenditures are capitalized. (Department of Local Government Finance; 50 IAC 10-1-3; filed Feb 8, 1996, 5:30 p.m.: 19 IR 1294; errata filed Feb 9, 1996, 11:05 a.m.: 19 IR 1372; filed Dec 21, 2000, 2:11 p.m.: 24 IR 1303)