55. LO.6 At the end of 2014, Magenta Manufacturing Company discovered that construction cost had been capitalized

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55. LO.6 At the end of 2014, Magenta Manufacturing Company discovered that construction cost had been capitalized as a cost of the factory building in 2009 when it should have been treated as a cost of production equipment installation costs. As a result of the misclassification, the depreciation through 2012 was understated by $110,000, and depreciation for 2013 was understated by $90,000. What would be the consequences of correcting for the misclassification of the property cost?

a. The taxpayer uses the FIFO inventory method, and 25% of goods produced during the period were included in the ending inventory.

b. The taxpayer uses the LIFO inventory method, and no new LIFO layer was added during 2013.

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South-Western Federal Taxation 2014 Corporations Partnerships Estates And Trusts

ISBN: 9781285424484

37th Edition

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

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