Assume your client Peace and Love, Inc. has purchased the following assets listed below, when they moved
Question:
Assume your client Peace and Love, Inc. has purchased the following assets listed below, when they moved into their new office space in 2020. The office building was purchased in 2017 and placed into service on Dec 31, 2017. Also assume they have taxable income of $350,000 for the year and charitable deductions of $50,000 (This client files a 1040 Tax Return).
Asset | Purchase Date | Cost |
Furniture – 7 Year | Nov 20 | $180,000 |
Office Equipment – 7 Year | Apr 1 | 30,000 |
Construction Truck – 5 Year | May 30 | 80,000 |
Office Leasehold Improvements – 39 Year | Jan 15 | 500,000 |
Total | $790,000 |
Assuming the maximum §179 deduction you could take was $125,000 due to income limits and it was applied all to the Furniture, what is the total depreciation and expensing allowed for 2020 for all property (Rounded to the nearest 1000s)?
a. | 161,000 | |
b. | 184,000 | |
c. | 177,000 | |
d. | 169,000 |
A Survey of Mathematics with Applications
ISBN: 978-0134112107
10th edition
Authors: Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde