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Please give an explanation! Thank You! Check my w At the beginning of its 2018 t

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Please give an explanation! Thank You!

Check my w At the beginning of its 2018 tax year, Hiram owned the following business assets: Date Placed Initial Accumulated Recovery Depreciation in Service Cost $30,750 70,000 58,000 Depreciation Period Convention 7-year Half-year 5-year Half-year 5-year Half-year 6 points Furniture Equipment Machinery 6/19/16 5/2/15 9/30/15 $11,925 49,840 41,296 Skipped On July 8, Hiram sold its equipment. On August 18, it purchased and placed in service new tools costing $589,000; these tools are three-year recovery property. These were Hiram's only capital transactions for the year. Compute Hiram's maximum cost recovery deduction for 2018. In making your computation, assume that taxable income before depreciation exceeds $1,000,000. Use Table 7-2. (Enter all amounts as positive values. Round your intermediate computations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) eBook Print 2018 MACRS Depreciation Furniture Equipment Machinery Total MACRS Depreciation Section 17Wbonus on new tools Total 2018 cost recovery 0

Explanation / Answer

Hiram can expense and deduct $589000 of the cost of tools purchased in 2018 under sec 179.of the remaining cost of $411000 $ 205500 is deductible as 50% bonus depreciation

           Initial Cost Basis        Recovery Period Yr        Recovery %           2018 MACRS Depreciation

Furn    $30750                      Yr 3                                  17.49                   $5378

Equip $70000                      Yr 4                                  11.52(one half)     $4.032

Mach $58000                      Yr 4                                   11.52                   $6682

Tools $205500                     Yr 1                                  33.33                   $68493

sec 179 and bonus dep                                                                             $794500

Total 2018 Cost Recovery                                                                          $879085