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Chaz Corporation has taxable income in 2019 of $352,000 for purposes of computing the $179 expense and acquired the following assets during the year: Placed
Chaz Corporation has taxable income in 2019 of $352,000 for purposes of computing the $179 expense and acquired the following assets during the year:
| Placed in | |||
| Asset | Service | Basis | |
| Office furniture | September 12 | $ | 731,000 |
| Computer equipment | February 10 | 926,000 | |
| Delivery truck | August 21 | 63,000 | |
| Qualified improvement property | September 30 | 1,527,000 | |
| Total | $ | 3,247,000 | |
Table 1 MACRS Half-Year Convention
| Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | 5-Year | 7-Year | 10-Year | 15-Year | 20-Year | |
| Year 1 | 33.33% | 20.00% | 14.29% | 10.00% | 5.00% | 3.750% |
| Year 2 | 44.45 | 32.00 | 24.49 | 18.00 | 9.50 | 7.219 |
| Year 3 | 14.81 | 19.20 | 17.49 | 14.40 | 8.55 | 6.677 |
| Year 4 | 7.41 | 11.52 | 12.49 | 11.52 | 7.70 | 6.177 |
| Year 5 | 11.52 | 8.93 | 9.22 | 6.93 | 5.713 | |
| Year 6 | 5.76 | 8.92 | 7.37 | 6.23 | 5.285 | |
| Year 7 | 8.93 | 6.55 | 5.90 | 4.888 | ||
| Year 8 | 4.46 | 6.55 | 5.90 | 4.522 | ||
| Year 9 | 6.56 | 5.91 | 4.462 | |||
| Year 10 | 6.55 | 5.90 | 4.461 | |||
| Year 11 | 3.28 | 5.91 | 4.462 | |||
| Year 12 | 5.90 | 4.461 | ||||
| Year 13 | 5.91 | 4.462 | ||||
| Year 14 | 5.90 | 4.461 | ||||
| Year 15 | 5.91 | 4.462 | ||||
| Year 16 | 2.95 | 4.461 | ||||
| Year 17 | 4.462 | |||||
| Year 18 | 4.461 | |||||
| Year 19 | 4.462 | |||||
| Year 20 | 4.461 | |||||
| Year 21 | 2.231 | |||||
TABLE 2a MACRS Mid-Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the first quarter
| Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | 7-Year | |
| Year 1 | 35.00% | 25.00% |
| Year 2 | 26.00 | 21.43 |
| Year 3 | 15.60 | 15.31 |
| Year 4 | 11.01 | 10.93 |
| Year 5 | 11.01 | 8.75 |
| Year 6 | 1.38 | 8.74 |
| Year 7 | 8.75 | |
| Year 8 | 1.09 | |
TABLE 2b MACRS Mid-Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the second quarter
| Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | 7-Year | |
| Year 1 | 25.00% | 17.85% |
| Year 2 | 30.00 | 23.47 |
| Year 3 | 18.00 | 16.76 |
| Year 4 | 11.37 | 11.97 |
| Year 5 | 11.37 | 8.87 |
| Year 6 | 4.26 | 8.87 |
| Year 7 | 8.87 | |
| Year 8 | 3.34 | |
TABLE 2c MACRS Mid-Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the third quarter
| Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | 7-Year | |
| Year 1 | 15.00% | 10.71% |
| Year 2 | 34.00 | 25.51 |
| Year 3 | 20.40 | 18.22 |
| Year 4 | 12.24 | 13.02 |
| Year 5 | 11.30 | 9.30 |
| Year 6 | 7.06 | 8.85 |
| Year 7 | 8.86 | |
| Year 8 | 5.53 | |
TABLE 2d MACRS-Mid Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the fourth quarter
| Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | 7-Year | |
| Year 1 | 5.00% | 3.57% |
| Year 2 | 38.00 | 27.55 |
| Year 3 | 22.80 | 19.68 |
| Year 4 | 13.68 | 14.06 |
| Year 5 | 10.94 | 10.04 |
| Year 6 | 9.58 | 8.73 |
| Year 7 | 8.73 | |
| Year 8 | 7.64 | |
TABLE 3 Residential Rental Property Mid-Month Convention Straight Line27.5 Years
| Month Property Placed in Service | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | Month 10 | Month 11 | Month 12 | |
| Year 1 | 3.485% | 3.182% | 2.879% | 2.576% | 2.273% | 1.970% | 1.667% | 1.364% | 1.061% | 0.758% | 0.455% | 0.152% |
| Year 2-9 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Year 10 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Year 11 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 |
| Year 12 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Year 13 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 |
| Year 14 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Year 15 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 |
| Year 16 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Year 17 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 |
| Year 18 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Year 19 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 |
| Year 20 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Year 21 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 |
| Year 22 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Year 23 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 |
| Year 24 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Year 25 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 |
| Year 26 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Year 27 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 | 3.637 |
| Year 28 | 1.97 | 2.273 | 2.576 | 2.879 | 3.182 | 3.485 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Year 29 | 0.152 | 0.455 | 0.758 | 1.061 | 1.364 | 1.667 | ||||||
What is the maximum total depreciation deduction that Chaz may deduct in 2019?
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Financial Management for Public Health and Not for Profit Organizations
Authors: Steven A. Finkler, Thad Calabrese
4th edition
978-0132805667
