Assume that ABC, Inc, acquires a competitor's assets on June 10, 2020. The purchase price was $150,000. Of that amount, $125,000 is allocated to tangible assets and $25,000 is allocated to goodwill (a §197 intangible asset). What is ABC, Inc. amortization deduction for 2020?   (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)     a)  $25,000.   b)  $1,667.   c)  $972.   d)  $833.   e)  None of the above.

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Assume that ABC, Inc, acquires a competitor's assets on June 10, 2020. The purchase price was $150,000. Of that amount, $125,000 is allocated to tangible assets and $25,000 is allocated to goodwill (a §197 intangible asset). What is ABC, Inc. amortization deduction for 2020?   (Round final answer to the nearest whole number.)

 
 

a) 

$25,000.

 

b) 

$1,667.

 

c) 

$972.

 

d) 

$833.

 

e) 

None of the above.

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