Way Corporation disposed of the following tangible personal property assets in the current year. Assume that the delivery truck is not a luxury auto. Calculate Way Corporation’s 2018 depreciation deduction (ignore §179 expense and bonus depreciation for this problem).
Asset |
Date acquired |
Date sold |
Convention |
Original Basis |
Furniture (7 year) |
5/12/14 |
7/15/18 |
HY |
$55,000 |
Machinery (7 year) |
3/23/15 |
3/15/18 |
MQ |
$72,000 |
Delivery truck (5 year) |
9/17/16 |
3/13/18 |
HY |
$20,000 |
Machinery (7 year) |
10/11/17 |
8/11/18 |
MQ |
$270,000 |
Computer (5 year) |
10/11/18 |
12/15/18 |
HY |
$80,000 |
Solution: $51,851.00
Working:
Asset |
Date acquired |
Date sold |
Quarter |
Porion of the year |
Original Basis |
Rate |
Dep Exp |
Furniture (7 year) |
05/12/2014 |
07/15/2018 |
n/a |
50.00% |
$55,000 |
8.93% |
2,456.00 |
Machinery (7 year) |
03/23/2015 |
03/15/2018 |
1st |
12.50% |
$72,000 |
10.93% |
984.00 |
Delivery truck (5 year) |
09/17/2016 |
03/13/2018 |
n/a |
50.00% |
$20,000 |
19.20% |
1,920.00 |
Machinery (7 year) |
10/11/2017 |
08/11/2018 |
4th |
62.50% |
$270,000 |
27.55% |
46,491.00 |
Computer (5 year) |
10/11/2018 |
12/15/2018 |
n/a |
50.00% |
$80,000 |
0.00% |
0.00 |
51,851.00 |
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