Lorenzo owns two apartment buildings. He acquired Forsythia Acres on February 21, 1998, for $300,000 ($90,000 allocated

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Lorenzo owns two apartment buildings. He acquired Forsythia Acres on February 21, 1998, for $300,000 ($90,000 allocated to the land) and Square One on November 12, 2014, for $800,000 ($100,000 allocated to the land). Neither apartment complex qualifies as low-income housing. If Lorenzo elects to write off the cost of each building as quickly as possible, what is the effect of depreciation (cost recovery) on his AMTI for:
a. 1998?
b. 2014?
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South Western Federal Taxation 2015

ISBN: 9781305310810

38th Edition

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

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