Notwithstanding any prohibitions or restrictions contained in the statutes, any corporation subject to the provisions of sections 354.010 to 354.380 may acquire by purchase electronic or mechanical machines constituting a data processing system, and thereafter may hold the system as an admitted asset for use in connection with the business of the company if

(1) The system shall have an aggregate cost of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars and its aggregate cost shall not exceed five percent of the admitted assets of the company;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 354.315

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

(2) The cost of the component machines constituting the system shall be fully amortized over a period not to exceed ten calendar years. If a data processing system consists of separate component machines which are acquired at different times, then the cost of each component shall be fully amortized over a period not to exceed ten calendar years commencing with the date of acquisition of each component.