Norm placed in service a new sports utility vehicle (SUV) on October 12, 2018, for $78,000. The SUV has a gross vehicle weight of 6,200 lbs. It is used 100% of the time for business and it is the only business asset acquired by Norm during 2018. Compute the maximum depreciation deduction with respect to the SUV for 2018.
Section 179 allows small businesses to write off the entire price of a qualifying asset from its revenue to ascertain the taxable income of the small business provided the cost of acquisition of such is asset is below $3,500,000. In this case since the purchase price of SUV is only $78,000 and since SUV has been used entirely for the business purposes it is a qualifying asset thus, the business will be allowed to write off the entire amount of $78,000 for the year 2018.
Thus, $78,000 is the maximum amount of depreciation deduction with respect to the SUV for 2018 shall be allowed.
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