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A residence was constructed in 1986 for $72,000 on a lot that cost $14,000. Before the property was converted to rental use in the current year, a finished porch costing $8,000 was added and a $3,000 casualty loss was claimed. If the fair market value on the date of conversion to rental use was $84,000 ($74,000 for the house and $10,000 allocated for the land), what is the depreciable basis?
During the current year, Liquid Corporation, a calendar-year taxpayer, purchased and placed in service the following assets on the following dates:
Machine |
$ 6,400 |
February 1 |
Truck |
20,000 |
October 15 |
Computer |
8,000 |
December 1 |
The three assets are all 5-year property under MACRS. The Sec. 179 and bonus depreciation deductions were not elected. What is Liquid’s depreciation deduction?
Ans.a A residence was constructed in 1986 for $72,000 on a lot that cost $14,000. Before the property was converted to rental use in the current year, a finished porch costing $8,000 was added and a $3,000 casualty loss was claimed. If the fair market value on the date of conversion to rental use was $84,000 ($74,000 for the house and $10,000 allocated for the land).
Depreciable Basis= Acquisition cost of an asset + Finishing porch cost - casualty loss
= $72,000 + $8,000 - $3,000
= $77,000.
Hence, $77,000 is a depreciable basis.
Ans.b
Depreciation For Recovery Period
Recovery year | 5 year | Depreciation | Book value |
1 | 20% | $6,880 | $27,520 |
2 | 32% | $11,008 | $16,512 |
3 | 19.20% | $6,605 | $9,907 |
4 | 11.52% | $3,963 | $5,944 |
5 | 11.52% | $3,963 | $1981 |
6 | 5.76% | $1,981 | $0 |
Asset Cost = Machine + Truck + Computer
=$6,400 + $20,000+ $8,000
=$34,400
MACRS Depreciation for 1 year= Asset Cost x 1/Useful Life
=$34,400*1/5
=$6,880
Hence, The Liquid’s depreciation deduction is $6,880.