Question: Van Deerman Inc. acquired various assets from a business in financial distress. Details of the assets acquired and elated outlays follow: Asset category Estimated fair
Van Deerman Inc. acquired various assets from a business in financial distress. Details of the assets acquired and elated outlays follow:
Asset category Estimated fair market value
Production equipment .............................................................. $4,000,000
Motor vehicles .............................................................................. 2,000,000
Computers ..................................................................................... 500,000
Furniture ......................................................................................... 1,000,000
Total ............................................................................................... $7,500,000
Related expenditures Amount
Cost of purchasing the bundle of assets excluding taxes ................... $7,000,000
Refundable taxes ........................................................................................ 290,000
Non-refundable taxes ................................................................................. 220,000
Legal fees ....................................................................................................... 50,000
Freight ............................................................................................................ 20,000
Required:
Allocate the qualifying expenditures among the assets acquired.
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