Exam 7: Property Acquisitions and Cost Recovery Deductions

Pratt Inc. reported $198,300 book depreciation on its financial statements and deducted $256,000 MACRS depreciation on its tax return. As a result, Pratt has a $57,800: 

NLT Inc. purchased only one item of tangible personalty in 2018. The cost of the item was $24,000. NLT's taxable income before any Section 179 deduction was $7,100. NLT can elect Section 179 for only $7,100 of the cost of the property.  

Four years ago, Bettis Inc. paid a $5 million lump-sum price to purchase a business. Bettis allocated $600,000 of the price to goodwill. -This year, Bettis' auditors required Bettis to write the goodwill down to $500,000 and record a $100,000 impairment expense. Because of the accounting treatment of goodwill, Bettis has a current: 

In 2017, Rydin Company purchased one asset costing $38,400 and elected to expense the entire cost. However, Rydin could only deduct $21,000 of the Section 179 expense because of the taxable income limitation. In 2018, Rydin purchased tangible personalty costing $990,000. Rydin's taxable income without regard to any Section 179 deduction was $1,912,400. Compute Rydin's 2018 Section 179 deduction. 

Inger Associates, which manufactures plastic containers, recently sold 12,000 containers to R&A Inc. The selling price per container was $18. R&A paid for the containers by transferring 864 shares of its common stock to Inger. On date of payment, R&A stock was selling on Nasdaq at $250 per share. Compute Inger's tax basis in the R&A stock. 

Lensa Inc. purchased machinery several years ago for $400,000. This year, book depreciation on the machinery was $40,000, MACRS depreciation was $35,720, and Lensa's marginal tax rate is 21%. Which of the following statements is true? 

Which of the following capitalized cost is not amortizable for tax purposes? 

Mallow Inc., which has a 21% tax rate, purchased a new business asset. First-year book depreciation was $37,225, and first-year MACRS depreciation was $55,025. As a result of this book/tax difference, Mallow recorded a $3,738 deferred tax asset. 

Cosmo Inc. purchased an asset costing $67,500 by paying $13,500 cash at date of purchase and giving the seller a 5-year interest-bearing note for the $54,000 balance. Cosmo's tax basis in the asset is $13,500.  

Purchased goodwill is amortizable both for book and tax accounting purposes. 

A book/tax difference resulting from application of the unicap rules to manufactured inventory reverses in the year in which the inventory is sold. 

The MACRS calculation is based on the estimated useful life of the depreciable asset. 

L&P Inc., which manufactures electrical components, purchased new equipment for use in its manufacturing process. The MACRS depreciation on the equipment must be capitalized to the cost of inventory under the unicap rules. 

The MACRS calculation ignores any salvage or residual value of an asset. 

Repair costs incurred to keep a tangible asset in good working order must be capitalized to the cost of the asset. 

Pettit Company purchased heavy equipment by giving the seller a $30,000 cash down payment and a 5-year interest-bearing note for the $170,000 balance of the price. Compute Pettit's book basis and tax basis in the equipment. 

Essco Inc., a calendar year taxpayer, made two asset purchases this year. The first purchase was a machine costing $836,000, and the second purchase was equipment costing $494,000. Both assets are 7-year recovery property. Essco placed the machine in service on July 21 and the equipment in service on October 14. How many months of MACRS depreciation is Essco allowed for each asset?  

If a business expenditure creates or enhances an identifiable asset with a useful life substantially beyond the current year, the expenditure must be capitalized. 

Pyle Inc., a calendar year taxpayer, generated over $10 million taxable income in 2018. Pyle made one asset purchase: new heating and air conditioning system for existing nonresidential real property at a cost of $1,322,000. The system has a 39-year recovery period and was placed in service on February 9. Assuming that Pyle made the Section 179 election with respect to the acquisition, compute Pyle's 2018 cost recovery deduction. 

Ingol, Inc. was organized on June 1 and began business on September 13. Ingol elected a calendar year for tax purposes. The corporation incurred $60,300 of legal and other professional fees attributable to its formation. How much of these costs can Ingol deduct on its first tax return?