FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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Adam is employed as a hairdresser.  He also teaches hairdressing on some evenings at the Advanced College of Hairdos.  Over the last year he has kept a log book which shows his car travel over a 12 week period is as follows:

Salon to home

3,150 km

 

Home to salon

3,150 km

 

Salon to College

1,840 km

 

College to Home

2,147 km

 

Other Private travel

5,632 km

 

Travel to Conference

900 km

 

 

Adam's motor vehicle cost $36,200, has a 2.0 litre engine capacity and had an adjustable value of $28,200 as at 1 July 2014 and an effective life of 8 years.

He incurred the following substantiated expenses:

Fuel

 

$  5,200

Insurance

 

920

Registration

 

350

Service/Repairs

 

1,040

Road tolls (incurred in driving between the salon and home)

1,200

Speeding fine incurred travelling from salon to college

225

Required:

Calculate Adam's maximum deduction for motor vehicle expenses.  Show all available methods in your answer.

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