Question

This year Amy purchased $3,350 of equipment for use in her business. However, the machine was damaged in a traffic accident while Amy was transporting the equipment to her business. Note that because Amy did not place the equipment into service during the year, she does not claim any depreciation or cost recovery expense for the equipment. a. After the accident, Amy had the choice of repairing the equipment for $2,600 or selling the equipment to a junk shop for $450. Amy sold the equipment. What amount can Amy deduct for the loss of the equipment

Answer 1

For a complete destruction of a business asset, Amy can claim a casually loss deduction for the tax basis of the machine less any recovery. Hence Amy can claim a casually deduction for ( 3350 - 450 ) = $2900.