Assume AMP Corporation (calendar year end) has 2018 taxable income of $900,000 for purposes of computing the

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Assume AMP Corporation (calendar year end) has 2018 taxable income of $900,000 for purposes of computing the §179 expense. During 2018, AMP acquired the following assets:

Asset


Placed in Service

Basis

Machinery

September 12

$1,550,000

Computer Equipment

February 10

365,000

Office Building

April 2

480,000 

 Total



$2,395,000


a) What is the maximum amount of §179 expense AMP may deduct for 2018?

b) What is the maximum total depreciation, including §179 expense, that AMP may deduct in 2018 on the assets it placed in service in 2018 assuming no bonus depreciation?

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Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2019 Edition

ISBN: 9781259918391

10th Edition

Authors: Brian C. Spilker, Benjamin C. Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald G. Worsham, John A. Barrick, Connie Weaver

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