Exam 2: Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery

An office building was purchased on December 9ᵗʰ several years ago for $2,500,000. The purchase price was allocated as follows: building $1,900,000, landscaping $100,000, and land $500,000. During the current year, the 10ᵗʰ year, the building was sold on March 10ᵗʰ. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense for the real property during the current year, rounded to the nearest whole number. (Use MACRS Table 5)

In general, major integrated oil and gas producers may take the greater of cost or percentage depletion.

The mid-month convention applies to real property in the year of acquisition and disposition.

Sequoia purchased the rights to cut timber on several tracts of land over a fifteen-year period. It paid $500,000 for cutting rights. A timber engineer estimates that 500,000 board feet of timber will be cut. During the current year, Sequoia cut 45,000 board feet of timber, which it sold for $900,000. What is Sequoia's cost depletion expense for the current year?

Timothy purchased a new computer for his consulting practice on October 15ᵗʰ of the current year. The basis of the computer was $4,000. During the Thanksgiving holiday, he decided the computer didn't meet his business needs and gave it to his college-aged son in another state. The computer was never used for business purposes again. Timothy had $50,000 of taxable income before depreciation. What is Timothy's total cost recovery expense with respect to the computer during the current year?

Phyllis purchased $8,000 of specialized audio equipment that she uses in her business regularly. Occasionally, she uses the equipment for personal use. During the first year, Phyllis used the equipment for business use 70 percent of the time; however, during the current (second) year the business use fell to 40 percent. Assume that the equipment is seven-year MACRS property and is under the half-year convention. Assume the ADS recovery period is 10 years. What is the depreciation allowance for the current year? (Use MACRS Table 1) (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

Assume that Cannon LLC acquires a competitor's assets on June 15ᵗʰ of a prior year. The purchase price was $450,000. Of the amount, $196,200 is allocated to tangible assets and $253,800 is allocated to three §197 intangible assets: $153,000 to goodwill, $50,400 to a customer list with an expected life of 8 years, and $50,400 to a 3 year non-compete agreement. On May 30ᵗʰ of the second year, the customer list is sold for $10,000. (Round your amortization and final answer to the nearest whole number. Round your allocation percentage to the nearest whole percentage e.g., 0.1234 as 12%.) 1) What is Cannon's amortization expense for the second year? 2) What is the basis of the intangibles at the end of the second year?

Taxpayers may use historical data to determine the recovery period for tax depreciation.

Tax depreciation is currently calculated under what system?

Assume that Yuri acquires a competitor's assets on May 1ˢᵗ. The purchase price was $500,000. Of the amount, $325,000 is allocated to tangible assets and $175,000 is allocated to goodwill (a §197 intangible asset). What is Yuri's amortization expense for the current year? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

Which of the allowable methods allows the most accelerated depreciation?

Racine started a new business in the current year. She incurred $52,000 of start-up costs. If her business started on November 23ʳᵈ of the current year, what is the total expense she may deduct with respect to the start-up costs for her initial year, rounded to the nearest whole number?

Goodwill and customer lists are examples of §197 amortizable assets.

Tax cost recovery methods include depreciation, amortization, and depletion.

Which of the following business assets is not depreciated?

Crouch LLC placed in service on May 19, 2018 machinery and equipment (7-year property) with a basis of $3,200,000. Assume that Crouch has sufficient income to avoid any limitations. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense including §179 expensing (but ignoring bonus depreciation). (Use MACRS Table 1)

Simmons LLC purchased an office building and land several years ago for $250,000. The purchase price was allocated as follows: $200,000 to the building and $50,000 to the land. The property was placed in service on October 2. If the property is disposed of on February 27 during the 10ᵗʰ year, calculate Simmons' maximum depreciation in the 10ᵗʰ year. (Use MACRS Table 5)  EXHIBIT 10-6

PC Mine purchased a platinum deposit for $3,500,000. It estimated it would extract 17,000 ounces of platinum from the deposit. PC mined the platinum and sold it reporting gross receipts of $500,000 and $8 million for years 1 and 2, respectively. During years 1 and 2, PC reported net income (loss) from the platinum deposit activity in the amount of ($100,000) and $3,800,000, respectively. In years 1 and 2, PC actually extracted 2,000 and 8,000 ounces of platinum. What is PC's depletion expense for years 1 and 2 if the applicable percentage depletion for platinum is 22 percent? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

Reid acquired two assets in 2018: computer equipment (5-year property) acquired on August 6ᵗʰ with a basis of $1,000,000 and machinery (7-year property) on November 9th with a basis of $1,000,000. Assume that Reid has sufficient income to avoid any limitations. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense including §179 expensing (but not bonus expensing). (Use MACRS Table 1)

Littman LLC placed in service on July 29, 2018 machinery and equipment (7-year property) with a basis of $600,000. Littman's income for the current year before any depreciation expense was $100,000. Which of the following statements is True to maximize Littman's total depreciation expense for 2018? (Use MACRS Table 1)