Exam 8: Depreciation, Cost Recovery, Amortization, and Depletion

The amount of startup expenditures that can be deducted in the year incurred is the greater of the actual amount of such expenses or $5,000.

On August 20, 2018, May placed in service a building for her business. On November 28, 2018, May paid $80,000 for improvements to the building. What is May's cost recovery deduction for the building improvements in 2018?

A major objective of MACRS is to:

Discuss the requirements in order for startup expenditures to be amortized under § 195.

Land improvements are generally not eligible for cost recovery.

Martin is a sole proprietor of a sandwich business. On March 4, 2018, Martin purchased and placed in service new seven-year class assets costing $580,000. Martin's business reports taxable income for the year, before any deductions associated with the purchased assets, of $160,000. Martin also received $30,000 of interest income for the year, which is not related to the business. Martin wants his adjusted gross income for the year to be as low as possible. With this objective in mind, determine how Martin should recover the cost of the acquired assets.

Rod paid $1,950,000 for a new warehouse on April 14, 2018. He sold the warehouse on September 29, 2023. Determine the cost recovery deduction for 2018 and 2023.

If startup expenses total $53,000, $51,000 of those costs are amortized over 180 months.

Motel buildings have a cost recovery period of 27.5 years.

Nora purchased a new automobile on July 20, 2017, for $29,000. The car was used 60% for business and 40% for personal use. In 2018, the car was used 30% for business and 70% for personal use. Nora elects not to take additional first-year depreciation. Determine the cost recovery recapture and the cost recovery deduction for 2018.

MACRS does not use salvage value. As a result, if a 7-year MACRS asset is held for 10 years, its adjusted basis will be zero.

Audra acquires the following new five-year class property in 2018: Audra elects § 179 treatment for Asset C. Audra's taxable income from her business would not create a limitation for purposes of the § 179 deduction. Audra does not claim any available additional first-year depreciation deduction. Determine her total cost recovery deduction (including the § 179 deduction) for the year.

If an automobile is placed in service in 2018, the limitation for cost recovery in 2020 will be based on the cost recovery limits for the year 2018.

In 2018, Marci is considering starting a new business. Marci incurs the following costs associated with this venture. Marci started the new business on January 5, 2019. Determine the deduction for Marci's startup costs for 2018.

The cost recovery basis for property converted from personal use to business use may be the fair market value of the property at the time of the conversion.

The cost recovery period for 3-year class property is 4 years.

Residential rental real estate includes property where 80% or more of the net rental revenues are from nontransient dwelling units.

Tan Company acquires a new machine (ten-year property) on January 15, 2018, at a cost of $200,000. Tan also acquires another new machine (seven-year property) on November 5, 2018, at a cost of $40,000. No election is made to use the straight-line method. The company does not make the § 179 election and elects to not take additional first-year depreciation. Determine the total deductions in calculating taxable income related to the machines for 2018.

Augie purchased one new asset during the year (five-year property) on November 10, 2018, at a cost of $660,000. She would like to use the § 179 election and will also take additional first-year depreciation. The income from the business before the cost recovery deduction and the § 179 deduction was $600,000. Determine the maximum cost recovery deduction available on this asset for 2018.

For a new car that is used predominantly in business, the "luxury auto" limit depends on whether the taxpayer takes MACRS or straight-line depreciation.