Dennis Harding is considering acquiring a new automobile that he will use 100% for business. The purchase

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Dennis Harding is considering acquiring a new automobile that he will use 100% for business. The purchase price of the automobile would be $48,500. If Dennis leased the car for five years, the lease payments would be $375 per month. Dennis will acquire the car on January 1, 2019. The inclusion dollar amounts from the IRS table for the next five years are $60, $130, $194, $232, and $268. Dennis wants to know the effect on his adjusted gross income of purchasing versus leasing the car for the next five years. He does not claim any available additional first-year depreciation. Write a letter to Dennis, and present your calculations. Then prepare a memo for the tax files on these matters. Dennis’s address is 150 Avenue I, Memphis, TN 38112.

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South-Western Federal Taxation 2020 Comprehensive

ISBN: 9780357109144

43rd Edition

Authors: David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, James C. Young, Annette Nellen, William H. Hoffman

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