Tan Company acquired a new machine (five-year property) on January 15, 2018, at a cost of $40,000. Tan also acquired another new machine (five-year property) on November 5, 2018, at a cost of $200,000. Both assets were placed in service immediately, and Tan acquired no other assets during the year. No election was made to use the straight-line method. The company did not make the IRC § 179 election and elected not to take additional first-year depreciation. Determine the total cost recovery deductions in calculating taxable income related to the machines for the calendar 2019 taxable year.
a. $24,000
b. $25,716
c. $45,716
d. $48,000
e. $86,400
Basis B | Qtr in which placed in service | Class of property | Dep rate D | Dep Exp B*D | |||||
40000 | 1 | 5 | 35% | 14000 | |||||
200000 | 4 | 5 | 5% | 10000 | |||||
24000 | |||||||||
As more than 40% of total assets are placed in service in last quarter hence | |||||||||
mid quarter convention is used | |||||||||
200000/240000*100 | 83.3 | % | |||||||
Option A $24000 is cost recovery deduction | |||||||||
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