Question

Alice purchases a rental house on August 22, 2019, for a cost of $174,000. Of this amount, $100,000 is considered to be allocable to the cost of the home, with the remaining $74,000 allocable to the cost of the land. What is Alice's maximum depreciation deduction for 2019 using MACRS?

Answer 1

$1,364

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the MACRS a rental house is classified as the 27.5 year residential property. It is the first year after purchase and August is the 8th month of 2019 and so according to the MACRS depreciation table for the residential property the rate applicable for this property is 1.364%. Maximum depreciation deduction for the year 2019 is

Cost of House = $174,000

Cost of Land = $74,000

Cost of Building = $100,000

As depreciation on land is not applicable because it does not depreciate. The depreciation will be calculated using Building value

Depreciation = $100,000 x 1.364% = $1,364