CengageNOWv2, 1 term Printed Access Card for Hoffman/Young/Raabe/Maloney/Nellen's South-Western Federal Taxation 2018: Individual Income Taxes, 41st
CengageNOWv2, 1 term Printed Access Card for Hoffman/Young/Raabe/Maloney/Nellen's South-Western Federal Taxation 2018: Individual Income Taxes, 41st
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ISBN: 9781337389518
Author: William H. Hoffman, James C. Young, William A. Raabe, David M. Maloney, Annette Nellen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Cox Construction, a company in its 10th year of business, purchased a piece of equipment on April 1, year 9, for $20,000. Cox has used it for business purposes since the initial purchase date. The company depreciated the equipment using the MACRS half-year table for 5-year assets. For tax purposes, what is the amount of accumulated depreciation expense for the equipment as of December 31, year 10?

  1. a. $6,000
  2. b. $10,400
  3. c. $11,600
  4. d. $12,800
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