Phil owns a ranch business and uses four-wheelers to do much of his work. Occasi
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Question
Phil owns a ranch business and uses four-wheelers to do much of his work. Occasionally, though, he and his boys will go for a ride together as a family activity. During year 1, Phil put 892 miles on the four-wheeler that he bought on January 15 for $11,600. Of the miles driven, only 212 miles was for personal use. Assume four-wheelers qualify to be depreciated according to the five-year MACRS schedule and the four-wheeler was the only asset Phil purchased this year. (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
a. Calculate the allowable depreciation for year 1 (ignore the §179 expense and bonus depreciation).
b. Calculate the allowable depreciation for year 2 if total miles were 1,410 and personal use miles were 610 (ignore the §179 expense and bonus depreciation).
Explanation / Answer
a. Depreciation expense $1768.61 Original basis $11,600 x .20 (MACRS) = $2,320 $2,320 x (680/892) = $1768.61 b Depreciation expense $2,106.10 Original basis $11,600 x .32 (MACRS) $3,712 $2,960 x (800/1,410) = $2,106.10