Exam 2: Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery

All assets subject to amortization have the same recovery period.

Potomac LLC purchased an automobile for $30,000 on August 5, 2018. What is Potomac's depreciation expense for 2018 (ignore any possible bonus depreciation)? (Use MACRS Table 1, and Exhibit 10-10)

Boxer LLC has acquired various types of assets recently used 100% in its trade or business. Below is a list of assets acquired during 2017 and 2018: Boxer did not elect §179 expense and elected out of bonus depreciation in 2017, but would like to take advantage of the §179 expense and bonus depreciation for 2018 (assume that taxable income is sufficient). Calculate Boxer's maximum depreciation expense for 2018. (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 5 and Exhibit 10-10 ) (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

Santa Fe purchased the rights to extract turquoise on a tract of land over a five-year period. Santa Fe paid $300,000 for extraction rights. A geologist estimated that Santa Fe will recover 5,000 pounds of turquoise. During the past several years, 4,000 pounds were extracted. During the current year, Santa Fe extracted 1,500 pounds of turquoise, which it sold for $250,000. What is Santa Fe's cost depletion expense for the current year?

An office desk is an example of:

Kristine sold two assets on March 20th of the current year. The first was machinery with an original basis of $51,000, currently in the fourth year of depreciation, and under the half-year convention. The second was furniture with an original basis of $16,000 placed in service during the fourth quarter, currently in the third year of depreciation, and under the mid-quarter convention. What is Kristine's depreciation expense for the current year if the depreciation recovery period is 7-years? (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, and EXHIBIT 10-6) (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

Arlington LLC purchased an automobile for $55,000 on July 5, 2018. What is Arlington's depreciation expense for 2018 if its business use percentage is 75 percent (ignore any possible bonus depreciation)?  Exhibit 10-10

Columbia LLC only purchased one asset this year. Columbia LLC placed in service on July 9, 2018 machinery and equipment (7-year property) with a basis of $2,750,000. Assume that Columbia has sufficient income to avoid any limitations. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense including §179 expensing (but ignoring bonus expensing) for the year. (Use MACRS Table 2) (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

To increase their depreciation deduction on automobiles, taxpayers should elect §179 expense.

If the business use percentage for listed property falls below 50 percent, the only adjustment is all future depreciation must be calculated under the straight-line method.

Tasha LLC purchased furniture (7-year property) on April 20 for $20,000 and used the half-year convention. Tasha did not take §179 or bonus depreciation in the year it acquired the furniture. During the current year, which is the fourth year Tasha LLC owned the property, the property was disposed of on December 15. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense. (Use MACRS Table 2) EXHIBIT 10-6  (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

Clay LLC placed in service machinery and equipment (7-year property) with a basis of $3,450,000 on June 6, 2018. Assume that Clay has sufficient income to avoid any limitations. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense including §179 expensing (ignoring any possible bonus depreciation.) (Use MACRS Table 1) (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.) 

Which depreciation convention is the general rule for tangible personal property?

The method for tax amortization is always the straight-line method.

Jorge purchased a copyright for use in his business in the current year. The purchase occurred on July 15ᵗʰ and the purchase price was $75,000. If the copyright has a remaining life of 75 months, what is the total amortization expense Jorge may deduct during the current year? (Assume not in an asset acquisition to which §197 applies) 

The MACRS recovery period for automobiles and computers is:

Significant limits are placed on the depreciation of luxury automobiles.

If tangible personal property is depreciated using the half-year convention and is disposed of during the first quarter of a subsequent year, the taxpayer must use the mid-quarter convention for the year of disposition.

Paulman incurred $55,000 of research and experimental expenses and began amortizing them over 60 months during June of year 1. During May of year 3, Paulman received a patent based upon the research being amortized. $36,000 of legal expenses for the patent was incurred. The patent is expected to have a remaining useful life of 17 years. 1) What is the basis of the patent? (Round amortization for each year to the nearest whole number.) 2) What is the amortization expense with respect to the patent during the year it was issued? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

All taxpayers may use the §179 immediate expensing election on certain property.