Exam 10: Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery

Kristine sold two assets on March 20^th 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, rounded to the nearest whole number?

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

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 1-year non-compete agreement). Given, that the non-compete agreement expires on September 30^th of year 2, what is Brittany's amortization expense for the second year, rounded to the nearest whole number?

Tom Tom LLC purchased a rental house and land during the current year for $150,000. The purchase price was allocated as follows: $100,000 to the building and $50,000 to the land. The property was placed in service on May 22. Calculate Tom Tom's maximum depreciation for this first year:

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.

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

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

An office building was purchased on December 9^th 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 10^th year, the building was sold on March 10^th. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense for the real property during the current year, rounded to the nearest whole number.

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, rounded to the nearest whole number?

The basis for a personal use asset converted to business use is the lesser of the asset's cost basis or fair market value on the date of the transfer or conversion.

Reid acquired two assets in 2016: computer equipment (5-year property) acquired on August 6^th with a basis of $500,000 and machinery (7-year property) on November 9^th with a basis of $500,000. Assume that Reid has sufficient income to avoid any limitations. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense including §179 expensing (but not bonus expensing). Assume the 2015 §179 limits are identical to 2016.

Janey purchased machinery on April 8^th of the current year. The relevant costs for the year are as follows: machinery for $10,000, $800 shipping, $50 for delivery insurance, $500 for installation, $750 for sales tax, $150 for the annual tune up, and $200 of property taxes (an annual tax on business property). What is Janey's tax basis for the machinery?

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.

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?

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

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, rounded to the nearest whole number?

Suvi, Inc. purchased two assets during the current year (a full 12-month tax year). Suvi placed in service computer equipment (5-year property) on August 10 with a basis of $20,000 and machinery (7-year property) on November 18 with a basis of $10,000. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense, rounded to a whole number (ignoring §179 and bonus depreciation):

Business assets that tend to be used for both business and personal purposes are referred to as listed property.

The §179 immediate expensing election phases out based upon a taxpayer's taxable income.

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