d. If the January drill bits' original basis was $4,275,000, what is the maximum amount of §179 expense Dain's may deduct for the year?

SWFT Essntl Tax Individ/Bus Entities 2020
23rd Edition
ISBN:9780357391266
Author:Nellen
Publisher:Nellen
Chapter5: Business Deductions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 51P
icon
Related questions
Question

Required information

Skip to question

 

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]

Dain's Diamond Bit Drilling purchased the following assets this year.

Asset Purchase Date Original Basis
Drill bits (5-year) January 25 $ 90,000
Drill bits (5-year) July 25 95,000
Commercial building April 22 220,000

Assume its taxable income for the year was $53,000 for purposes of computing the §179 expense (assume no bonus depreciation). (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, and Table 5.)

Note: Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.

 

d. If the January drill bits' original basis was $4,275,000, what is the maximum amount of §179 expense Dain's may deduct for the year? 

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Computation of Taxable Income
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
SWFT Essntl Tax Individ/Bus Entities 2020
SWFT Essntl Tax Individ/Bus Entities 2020
Accounting
ISBN:
9780357391266
Author:
Nellen
Publisher:
Cengage
SWFT Comprehensive Volume 2019
SWFT Comprehensive Volume 2019
Accounting
ISBN:
9780357233306
Author:
Maloney
Publisher:
Cengage
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337788281
Author:
James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:
Cengage Learning