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 883 miles on the four-wheeler that he bought on January 15 for $13,800. Of the miles driven, only 178 miles were 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 1,175 and personal use miles were 540 (ignore the §179 expense and bonus depreciation).
Explanation / Answer
a) Depreciation Expense :-
= $13800 * 20%(MACRS)
= $2760
= $2760 * ((883-178) / 883)
= $2760 * (705 / 883)
= $2203.62
b) Depreciation Expense :-
= $13800 * 32% (MACRS)
= $4416
= $4416 * ((1175-540) / 1175)
= $4416 * (635 / 1175)
= $2386.52