In year 0, an electrical appliance company purchased an industrial robot costing $350,000. The robot is to be used for welding operations, classified as seven-year recovery property and has been depreciated by the MACRS method. If the robot is to be sold after five years, compute the amounts of gains (losses) for the following two salvage values (assume that both capital gains and ordinary incomes are taxed at 21%):
(a) $20,000
(b) $99,000
(a) If the robot is to be sold after five years and its salvage value is $20,000, the amount of gains (losses) is________ (Round to the nearest dollar.)
Gains tax (loss credit) is_________(Round to the nearest dollar.)
(b) If the robot is to be sold after five years and its salvage value is $99,000, the amount of gains (losses) is________ (Round to the nearest dollar.)
Gains tax (loss credit) is_________(Round to the nearest dollar.)
First we want to find the allowed depreciation cost for the robot given manufacturing cost as $350000.00 with 7 year MACRS
The below is the forrmula for allowed depreciation expenses
Allowed depreciation=BV(x)MACRSd
BV=book value of the asset
MACRS=depreciation expense of the asset
d=no.of years of depreciation
Allowed depreciation=$350000(x)[0.1429+0.244+0.1749+0.1249+0.0893/2]
=350000(x)*0.73225
=256305.00
Book value=$350000-$256305.00=$93695
a)If sold at $20000
Losses=$20000-BV
=$20000-$93695
=$73695
Next want to calculate the loss credit
Loss credit=losses*i
Where(i)=21/100=0.21
=$73695*(0.21)
=$15475.9
=$15476
Next want to calculate the net loss
Net loss=losses+loss credit
=$73695+$15476
=$89171
b)If sold at $99000
Gain=$99000-BV
=$99000-$93695
=$5305
Gain tax =gain*(i)
=$5305*(0.21)
=$1114.05
=$1114
Net gain =gain-gain tax
=$5305-$1114
=$4191
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