Acorn Construction (calendar-year-end C corporation) has had rapid expansion during the last half of the current year

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Acorn Construction (calendar-year-end C corporation) has had rapid expansion during the last half of the current year due to the housing market€™s recovery. The company has record income and would like to maximize its cost recovery deduction for the current year. Acorn provided you with the following information:

Placed In Service Asset Basis August 20 October 17 November 6 New equipment and tools Used light duty trucks Used machin

The used assets had been contributed to the business by its owner in a nontaxable transaction.
a. What is Acorn€™s maximum cost recovery deduction in the current year? 

b. What planning strategies would you advise Acorn to consider?

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Essentials Of Federal Taxation 2019

ISBN: 9781260190045

10th Edition

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

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