Principles Of Taxation For Business And Investment Planning 2020 Edition
23rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259969546
Author: Sally Jones, Shelley C. Rhoades-Catanach, Sandra R Callaghan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Ms. T. Potts, the treasurer of Ideal China, has a problem. The company has just ordered a new kiln for $496,000. Of this sum, $62,000 is described by the supplier as an installation cost. Ms. Potts does not know whether the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will permit the company to treat this cost as a tax-deductible current expense or as a capital investment. In the latter case, the company could depreciate the $62,000 straight-line over 5 years. The tax rate is 30% and the opportunity cost of capital is 5%.
a. What is the present value of the cost of the kiln if the installation cost is treated as a separate current expense?b. What is the present value of the cost of the kiln if the installation cost is treated as a part of the capital investment? (Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
Ms. T. Potts, the treasurer of Ideal China, has a problem. The company has just ordered a new kiln for $656,000. Of this sum, $82,000 is described by the supplier as an installation cost. Ms. Potts does not know whether the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will permit the company to treat this cost as a tax-deductible current expense or as a capital investment. In the latter case, the company could depreciate the $82,000 straight-line over 5 years. The tax rate is 30% and the opportunity cost of capital is 5%.
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Principles Of Taxation For Business And Investment Planning 2020 Edition
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