Dean and Ellen Price are married and have a manufacturing business. They bought a piece of business equipment (7-year personal property) on 4/1/2018 for $50,000.  Use half-year convention to calculate the MACRS depreciation deduction on the equipment for 2018 and 2019 They also has a pick-up truck used for business (5-year recovery period) acquired on 8/23/2018 for $25,000. On 11/15/2019, he sold the pick-up truck for $24,000. Use the half-year convention to calculate the MACRS depreciation on the truck for 2018 and 2019. On 10/26/2019 Dean sold his old storage building used for his business for $220,000.  They purchased the building in 2001 for $100,000. Total depreciation (accumulated depreciation) taken on the building is $20,000. His 2019 Business income and expenditures (Schedule -C): Sales                                                                                                                      $ 657,500 Cost of goods sold                                                                                                  $ 315,000 Other business expenses (incl. deprecation taken on the storage building)           $ 140,000 In 2019 Dean also sold various assets. The information about the selling price and depreciation of the property is listed below.   Placed in Service / Purchased on Sold on Initial Cost 2019 Depr. Amount Accumulated Depreciation. (Depr. Allowed) Tax Basis= Initial Cost – Depr. Allowed Office tables 4/4/2018 10/16/2019 For $2,900 $3,000 $375 $825   Office chairs 3/1/2015 11/8/2019 For $4,000 $8,000 $1,000 $2,200   Marketable securities 2/1/2019 12/1/2019 For $20,000 $12,000 $0 $0   Land held for investment 7/1/2018 11/29/2019 For $48,000 $45,000 $0 $0

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Dean and Ellen Price are married and have a manufacturing business.

They bought a piece of business equipment (7-year personal property) on 4/1/2018 for $50,000.  Use half-year convention to calculate the MACRS depreciation deduction on the equipment for 2018 and 2019

They also has a pick-up truck used for business (5-year recovery period) acquired on 8/23/2018 for $25,000. On 11/15/2019, he sold the pick-up truck for $24,000. Use the half-year convention to calculate the MACRS depreciation on the truck for 2018 and 2019.

On 10/26/2019 Dean sold his old storage building used for his business for $220,000.  They purchased the building in 2001 for $100,000. Total depreciation (accumulated depreciation) taken on the building is $20,000.

His 2019 Business income and expenditures (Schedule -C):

Sales                                                                                                                      $ 657,500

Cost of goods sold                                                                                                  $ 315,000

Other business expenses (incl. deprecation taken on the storage building)           $ 140,000

In 2019 Dean also sold various assets. The information about the selling price and depreciation of the property is listed below.

  Placed in Service / Purchased on

Sold on

Initial Cost

2019 Depr. Amount

Accumulated

Depreciation. (Depr. Allowed)

Tax Basis= Initial Cost – Depr. Allowed

Office tables

4/4/2018

10/16/2019

For $2,900

$3,000

$375

$825  
Office chairs

3/1/2015

11/8/2019

For $4,000

$8,000

$1,000

$2,200  
Marketable securities

2/1/2019

12/1/2019

For $20,000

$12,000

$0

$0  
Land held for investment

7/1/2018

11/29/2019

For $48,000

$45,000

$0

$0  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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