Question: Can I get help Problem 10-54 (LO 10-2, LO 10-3) (Algo) Skip to question Convers Corporation (calendar year-end) acquired the following assets during the current
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Problem 10-54 (LO 10-2, LO 10-3) (Algo) Skip to question Convers Corporation (calendar year-end) acquired the following assets during the current tax year: (ignore 179 expense and bonus depreciation for this problem): (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2 and Table 5.) Asset Date Placed in Service Original Basis Machinery October 25 $ 78,000 Computer equipment February 3 18,000 Delivery truck* March 17 31,000 Furniture April 22 158,000 Total $ 285,000 *The delivery truck is not a luxury automobile. In addition to these assets, Convers installed new flooring (qualified improvement property) to its office building on May 12 at a cost of $380,000. Problem 10-54 Part a (Algo) a. What is the allowable MACRS depreciation on Converss property in the current year assuming Convers does not elect 179 expense and elects out of bonus depreciation? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
Problem 10-54 (LO 10-2, LO 10-3) (Algo)
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Convers Corporation (calendar year-end) acquired the following assets during the current tax year: (ignore 179 expense and bonus depreciation for this problem): (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2 and Table 5.)
| Asset | Date Placed in Service | Original Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Machinery | October 25 | $ 78,000 |
| Computer equipment | February 3 | 18,000 |
| Delivery truck* | March 17 | 31,000 |
| Furniture | April 22 | 158,000 |
| Total | $ 285,000 |
*The delivery truck is not a luxury automobile.
In addition to these assets, Convers installed new flooring (qualified improvement property) to its office building on May 12 at a cost of $380,000.
Problem 10-54 Part b (Algo)
b. What is the allowable MACRS depreciation on Convers's property in the current year assuming Convers does not elect out of bonus depreciation (but does not take 179 expense)?
Table 1 MACRS Half-Year Convention
| Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | 5-Year | 7-Year | 10-Year | 15-Year | 20-Year | |
| Year 1 | 33.33% | 20.00% | 14.29% | 10.00% | 5.00% | 3.750% |
| Year 2 | 44.45 | 32.00 | 24.49 | 18.00 | 9.50 | 7.219 |
| Year 3 | 14.81 | 19.20 | 17.49 | 14.40 | 8.55 | 6.677 |
| Year 4 | 7.41 | 11.52 | 12.49 | 11.52 | 7.70 | 6.177 |
| Year 5 | 11.52 | 8.93 | 9.22 | 6.93 | 5.713 | |
| Year 6 | 5.76 | 8.92 | 7.37 | 6.23 | 5.285 | |
| Year 7 | 8.93 | 6.55 | 5.90 | 4.888 | ||
| Year 8 | 4.46 | 6.55 | 5.90 | 4.522 | ||
| Year 9 | 6.56 | 5.91 | 4.462 | |||
| Year 10 | 6.55 | 5.90 | 4.461 | |||
| Year 11 | 3.28 | 5.91 | 4.462 | |||
| Year 12 | 5.90 | 4.461 | ||||
| Year 13 | 5.91 | 4.462 | ||||
| Year 14 | 5.90 | 4.461 | ||||
| Year 15 | 5.91 | 4.462 | ||||
| Year 16 | 2.95 | 4.461 | ||||
| Year 17 | 4.462 | |||||
| Year 18 | 4.461 | |||||
| Year 19 | 4.462 | |||||
| Year 20 | 4.461 | |||||
| Year 21 | 2.231 | |||||
TABLE 2a MACRS Mid-Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the first quarter
| Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | 7-Year | |
| Year 1 | 35.00% | 25.00% |
| Year 2 | 26.00 | 21.43 |
| Year 3 | 15.60 | 15.31 |
| Year 4 | 11.01 | 10.93 |
| Year 5 | 11.01 | 8.75 |
| Year 6 | 1.38 | 8.74 |
| Year 7 | 8.75 | |
| Year 8 | 1.09 | |
TABLE 2b MACRS Mid-Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the second quarter
| Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | 7-Year | |
| Year 1 | 25.00% | 17.85% |
| Year 2 | 30.00 | 23.47 |
| Year 3 | 18.00 | 16.76 |
| Year 4 | 11.37 | 11.97 |
| Year 5 | 11.37 | 8.87 |
| Year 6 | 4.26 | 8.87 |
| Year 7 | 8.87 | |
| Year 8 | 3.34 | |
TABLE 2c MACRS Mid-Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the third quarter
| Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | 7-Year | |
| Year 1 | 15.00% | 10.71% |
| Year 2 | 34.00 | 25.51 |
| Year 3 | 20.40 | 18.22 |
| Year 4 | 12.24 | 13.02 |
| Year 5 | 11.30 | 9.30 |
| Year 6 | 7.06 | 8.85 |
| Year 7 | 8.86 | |
| Year 8 | 5.53 | |
TABLE 2d MACRS-Mid Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the fourth quarter
| Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | 7-Year | |
| Year 1 | 5.00% | 3.57% |
| Year 2 | 38.00 | 27.55 |
| Year 3 | 22.80 | 19.68 |
| Year 4 | 13.68 | 14.06 |
| Year 5 | 10.94 | 10.04 |
| Year 6 | 9.58 | 8.73 |
| Year 7 | 8.73 | |
| Year 8 | 7.64 | |
TABLE 5 Nonresidential Real Property Mid-Month Convention Straight Line39 Years (for assets placed in service on or after May 13, 1993)
| Month Property Placed in Service | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | Month 10 | Month 11 | Month 12 | |
| Year 1 | 2.461% | 2.247% | 2.033% | 1.819% | 1.605% | 1.391% | 1.177% | 0.963% | 0.749% | 0.535% | 0.321% | 0.107% |
| Year 239 | 2.564 | 2.564 | 2.564 | 2.564 | 2.564 | 2.564 | 2.564 | 2.564 | 2.564 | 2.564 | 2.564 | 2.564 |
| Year 40 | 0.107 | 0.321 | 0.535 | 0.749 | 0.963 | 1.177 | 1.391 | 1.605 | 1.819 | 2.033 | 2.247 | 2.461 |
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