Exam 2: Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery
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In general, major integrated oil and gas producers may take the greater of cost or percentage depletion.
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Taxpayers may use historical data to determine the recovery period for tax depreciation.
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If the business-use percentage for listed property falls below 50 percent, the only adjustment isthat all future depreciation must be calculated under the straight-line method.
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Which of the allowable methods allows the most accelerated depreciation?
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An asset's capitalized cost basis includes only the actual purchase price, whereas expenses to purchase, prepare the asset for use, and begin using the asset are immediately expensed.
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If a machine (seven-year property) being depreciated using the half-year convention is disposed of during the seventh year, a taxpayer must multiply the appropriate depreciationpercentage from the MACRS table by 50 percent to calculate the depreciation expense properly.
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Bonus depreciation is used as a stimulus tool by tax policy makers.
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Sairra LLC purchased only one asset during the current year (a full 12-month tax year). On April 16 Sairra placed in service furniture (seven-year property) with a basis of $25,000. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense for the current year (ignoring §179 and bonus depreciation).
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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.
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Which of the following is not usually included in an asset's tax basis?
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The manner in which a business amortizes a patent or copyright is the same whether the business directly purchases the patent or copyright or whether it self-creates the intangible.
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Eddie purchased only one asset during the current year. On May 1st Eddie placed in service furniture (seven-year property) with a basis of $26,500. Calculate the maximum depreciation deduction, rounded to the nearest whole number (ignoring §179 and bonus depreciation).
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Tax cost recovery methods include depreciation, amortization, and depletion.
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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 estimates that Santa Fe will recover 5,000 pounds of turquoise. During the current year, Santa Fe extracted 1,500 pounds of turquoise, which it sold for $200,000. What is Santa Fe's cost depletion deduction for the current year?
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Assume that Brittany acquires a competitor's assets on September 30 th 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 one-year noncompete agreement). Given that the noncompete agreement expires on September 30 th of Year 2, what is Brittany's amortization deduction for the second year? (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)
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Flax LLC purchased only one asset this year.On January 16 Flax placed in service a computer (five-year property) with a basis of $14,000. Calculate the maximum depreciation deduction (ignoring §179 and bonus depreciation).
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Racine started a new business in the current year. She incurred $52,000 of start-up costs. If her business started on November 23 rd of the current year, what is the total amount she may deduct with respect to the start-up costs for her initial year, rounded to the nearest whole number?
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Which of the following assets is not eligible for bonus depreciation?
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The method for tax amortization is always the straight-line method.
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Timothy purchased a new computer for his consulting practice on October 15 th 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 deduction with respect to the computer during the current year?
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