In: Accounting
Taxation 2
Depreciation/sale of assets problems
On --- (a)-----, XYZ a profitable company, purchased-----(b)----. It was the only fixed asset purchased during the year.
(a) March 15, 2017
October 15, 2017- For purposes of this problem, assume that taxpayerwill elect to claim 50% bonus depreciation for any scenario for which bonus depreciation is being claimed.
(b) Commercial building costing $ 1,000,000
Machinary costing $1,000,000
Machinary costing $ 2,270,000
Machinary costing $ 3,000,000
Computer equipment cost. $ 500,000
Automobile costing $ 50,000
Required:
1. Assuming that the company wants to maximize its writeoff for 2017, what is the maximum writeoff for 2017? What would the 2018 deduction be?
2. Assuming that the company does not elect Section 179 treatment, what is the maximum writeoff for 2017? For 2018? (Bonus depreciation elected)
3. Assuming that the company elects out of bonus depreciation, what is the maximum writeoff for 2017? For 2018? (Section 179 elected)
4.Assuming that the company does not elect section 179 treatment and elects out of bonus depreciation, what is the writeoff for 2017? For 2018?
If the company elects to 50% depreciation in 2017, then the same rate is applicable for 2018
Therefore, the depreciation would be:
Commercial building: 0.50 x $1000000 = $500000
Machinery: 0.50 x $1000000 = $500000
Machinery: 0.50 x $2270000 = $1135000
Machinery: 0.50 x $3000000 = $1500000
Computer equipment: 0.50 x $500000 = $250000
Automobile: 0.50 x $50000 = $25000
If the company elects not to take 50% depreciation, then it can come under MACRS depreciation.
Accordingly the depreciation rate changes as follows:
Machineries are under 7 year property classification
Computer equipment are under 5 year property classification
Automobile being a 3 year property
Building being 10 year property
Automobile: .3333 x $50000 = $16667
Computer equipment: 0.20 x $500000 = $100000
Machinery: 0.1429 x $1000000 = $142900
Machinery: 0. 1429 x $2270000 = $324383
Machinery: 0. 1429 x $3000000 = $428700
Commercial building: 0.10 x $1000000 = $100000