Exam 2: Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery

Taylor LLC purchased an automobile for $55,000 on July 5, 2018. What is Taylor's maximum depreciation expense for 2018 if its business use percentage is 100 percent?

Northern LLC only purchased one asset this year. In 2018, Northern LLC placed in service on September 6ᵗʰ machinery and equipment (7-year property) with a basis of $3,150,000. Assume that Northern has sufficient income to avoid any limitations. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense including §179 expensing (ignore any potential bonus expensing). (Use MACRS Table 1) (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

Gessner LLC patented a process it developed in the current year. The patent is expected to create benefits for Gessner over a 10-year period. The patent was issued on April 15ᵗʰ and the legal costs associated with the patent were $43,000. In addition, Gessner had unamortized research expenditures of $15,000 related to the process. What is the total amortization expense Gessner may deduct during the current year?

Yasmin purchased two assets during the current year. Yasmin placed in service computer equipment (5-year property) on May 26ᵗʰ with a basis of $10,000 and machinery (7-year property) on December 9ᵗʰ with a basis of $10,000. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense (ignoring §179 and bonus depreciation). (Use MACRS Table 2)

Assume that Bethany acquires a competitor's assets on March 31ˢᵗ. The purchase price was $150,000. Of that amount, $125,000 is allocated to tangible assets and $25,000 is allocated to goodwill (a §197 intangible asset). What is Bethany's amortization expense for the current year? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

Eddie purchased only one asset during the current year. Eddie placed in service furniture (7-year property) on May 1ˢᵗ with a basis of $26,500. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense, rounded to the nearest whole number (ignoring §179 and bonus depreciation). (Use MACRS Table 1)

Which of the following assets are eligible for §179 expensing?

Oksana started an LLC on November 2 of the current year. She incurred $30,000 of start-up costs. How much of the start-up costs can be immediately expensed for the year? How much amortization may Oksana deduct in the first year?

Assume that Brittany acquires a competitor's assets on September 30ᵗʰ of year 1 for $350,000. Of that amount, $300,000 is allocated to tangible assets and $50,000 is allocated equally to two §197 intangible assets (goodwill and a 1-year non-compete agreement). Given, that the non-compete agreement expires on September 30ᵗʰ of year 2, what is Brittany's amortization expense for the second year? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

During April of the current year, Ronen purchased a warehouse that he used for business purposes. The basis was $1,600,000. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense during the current year. (Use MACRS Table 5)

Lucky Strike Mine (LLC) purchased a silver deposit for $1,500,000. It estimated it would extract 500,000 ounces of silver from the deposit. Lucky Strike mined the silver and sold it reporting gross receipts of $1.8 million, $2.5 million, and $2 million for years 1 through 3, respectively. During years 1 - 3, Lucky Strike reported net income (loss) from the silver deposit activity in the amount of ($100,000), $400,000, and $100,000, respectively. In years 1 - 3, Lucky Strike actually extracted 300,000 ounces of silver as follows: What is Lucky Strike's depletion expense for year 2 if the applicable percentage depletion for silver is 15 percent?

Used property is eligible for bonus depreciation.

Daschle LLC completed some research and development during June of the current year. The related costs were $60,000. If Daschle wants to capitalize and amortize the costs as quickly as possible, what is the total amortization expense Daschle may deduct during the current year?

Which of the following would be considered an improvement rather than a routine maintenance?

Sairra, LLC purchased only one asset during the current year (a full 12-month tax year). Sairra placed in service furniture (7-year property) on April 16 with a basis of $25,000. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense for the current year? (ignoring §179 and bonus depreciation). (Use MACRS Table 1) (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

If a taxpayer places only one asset (a building) in service during the fourth quarter of the year, the mid-quarter convention must be used.

Which of the following is not usually included in an asset's tax basis?

Lenter LLC placed in service on April 29, 2018 machinery and equipment (7-year property) with a basis of $1,600,000. Assume that Lenter has sufficient income to avoid any limitations. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense including §179 expensing (but ignoring bonus expensing). (Use MACRS Table 1)

In general, a taxpayer should select longer-lived property for the §179 immediate expensing election.

Real property is always depreciated using the straight-line method.