Depreciation expense. Richardses Tree Farm, Inc. has just purchased a new aerial tree trimmer for $87,000. Calculate the depreciation schedule using a seven-year life (for the property class category of a single-purpose agricultural and horticultural structure from Table 10.3) for both straight-line depreciation and MACRS... Use the half-year convention for both methods. Compare the depreciation schedules before and after taxes using a 40% tax rate. What do you notice about the difference between these two methods? Depreciation expense. Richardses Tree Farm, Inc. has just purchased a new aerial tree trimmer for $87,000. Calculate the depreciation schedule using a seven-year life (for the property class category of a single-purpose agricultural and horticultural structure from Table 10.3) for both straight-line depreciation and MACRS... Use the half-year convention for both methods. Compare the depreciation schedules before and after taxes using a 40% tax rate. What do you notice about the difference between these two methods