On January 1, 1985, Ivan Innkeeper purchased an office building for $ 900 , 000 $ 900

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On January 1, 1985, Ivan Innkeeper purchased an office building for $900,000. He used the ACRS statutory (accelerated) depreciation method and took $900,000 depreciation before he sold the building for $950,000 on January 1,2018 . Straight-line depreciation would have been $900,000.

a. How much income does Ivan recognize and how will it be treated?

b. What would your answer be to (a) if he had used the optional straight-line method?

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CCH Federal Taxation 2019 Comprehensive Topics

ISBN: 9780808049081

2019 Edition

Authors: Ephraim P. Smith, Philip J. Harmelink, James R. Hasselback

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