In 2015, Firm Z elected to expense the $8,000 cost of a machine, which it reported as

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In 2015, Firm Z elected to expense the $8,000 cost of a machine, which it reported as the only item of equipment placed in service that year. This year, the IRS audited Firm Z's 2015 return and discovered that it had incorrectly deducted a $10,000 expenditure. According to the IRS, Firm Z should have capitalized this expenditure as the cost of depreciable equipment with a five-year recovery period.
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Principles Of Taxation For Business And Investment Planning 2019 Edition

ISBN: 9781260161472

22nd Edition

Authors: Sally Jones, Shelley C. Rhoades Catanach, Sandra R Callaghan

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