Question

Beth's business purchased only one asset during the current year (a full 12-month tax year). Beth placed in service machinery (7-year property) on December 1 with a basis of $50,000. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense (ignoring §179 and bonus depreciation).

Answer 1

the depreciation expense on the equipment will be 1,785 for tax purpose.

Step-by-step explanation:

We will look into the MACRS (Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System)

table for a property of seven years placen into service in the 4th quarter:

Which give us 3.57%

now we multiply the basis by the coefficient and get the value for depreciation

50,000 x 3.57% = 1,785 depreciation expense under MACRS