Sam the Butcher acquires the following new five-year class property in 2020. Use $1,040,000 as the maximum §179 amount:
Asset |
Acquisition Date |
Cost |
A |
January 10 |
$1,106,000 |
B |
July 16 |
540,000 |
C |
November 20 |
170,000 |
Sam elects §179 for Asset A only. Sam’s taxable income from the butcher shop would not create a limitation for purposes of the § 179 deduction. Sam elects not to take the additional first-year depreciation.
Based on the information available in the question, we can answer as follows:-
Asset | Original cost | Date placed in service | Section 179 | Depreciable base | MACRS Asset Life(yrs) | MACRS Depreciation rate | MACRS cost recovery |
Asset A | 1,106,000 | 10/01/20 | 1,040,000 | 66,000 | 5 | 20.00% | 13,200 |
Asset B | 540,000 | 16/07/20 | 5 | 20.00% | 108,000 | ||
Asset C | 170,000 | 20/11/20 | 5 | 20.00% | 34,000 | ||
142,000 |
The total Depreciation deduction for 2020 is $1,040,000 (Section 179) + $142,000 = $1,182,000
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