CHP 2 Q. 19

AMP Corporation (calendar-year-end) has 2020 taxable income of $1,900,000 for purposes of computing the 179 expense. During 2020, AMP acquired the following assets: (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.)

	Placed in
Asset	Service		Basis
Machinery	September 12	$	1,470,000
Computer equipment	February 10		455,000
Office building	April 2		570,000
Total		$	2,495,000

REQUIRED

A. What is the maximum amount of 179 expense AMP may deduct for 2020? B. What is the maximum total depreciation, including 179 expense, that AMP may deduct in 2020 on the assets it placed in service in 2020, assuming no bonus depreciation? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Table 1 MACRS Half-Year Convention 20-Year Year 1 3.750% Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year 10-Year 15-Year 33.33% 20.00% 14.29% 10.00% 5.00% 44.45 32.00 24.49 18.00 9.50 14.81 19.20 17.49 14.40 8.55 7.41 11.52 12.49 11.52 7.70 Year 2 7.219 Year 3 6.677 Year 4 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 5.90 4.888 6.55 6.55 Year 8 4.46 5.90 4.522 Year 9 6.56 4.462 5.91 5.90 6.55 4.461 Year 10 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 4.462 Year 15 5.91 Year 16 2.95 4.461 Year 17 4.462 4.461 Year 18 Year 19 4.462 4.461 Year 20 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 1.38 8.74 Year 6 Year 7 8.75 Year 8 1.09 TABLE 26 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 11.97 11.37 11.37 Year 5 8.87 Year 6 4.26 8.87 8.87 Year 7 Year 8 3.34 TABLE 26 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 13.02 12.24 11.30 Year 5 9.30 Year 6 7.06 8.85 Year 7 8.86 Year 8 5.53 TABLE 20 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 Line-27.5 Years Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 8 Month 9 Month 1 3.485% Month Property Placed in Service Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 2.273% 1.970% 1.667% 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.182% 2.879% 2.576% 1.364% 1.061% Year 1 Year 2-9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12 0.758% 0.455% 0.152% 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 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.636 3.637 Year 14 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 3.637 Year 19 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 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 3.637 3.636 3.637 Year 21 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 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 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.636 3.485 Year 28 1.97 2.273 A 2.576 2.879 3.182 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 0.152 3.636 0.455 Year 29 0.758 1.061 1.364 1.667 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12 0.661% 0.397% 0.132% 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.174 3.175 TABLE 4 Nonresidential Real Property Mid-Month Convention Straight Line-31.5 Years (for assets placed in service before May 13, 1993) Month Property Placed in Service Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Year 1 3.042% 2.778% 2.513% 2.249% 1.984% 1.720% 1.455% 1.190% 0.926% Year 2-7 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 Year 8 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.175 Year 9 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 10 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 11 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 12 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 13 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 14 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 15 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 16 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 17 3.174 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 18 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 19 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 20 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 21 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 22 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 23 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.115 3.174 Year 24 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 25 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 26 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 27 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 28 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.175 Year 29 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 30 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 31 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 32 1.720 1.984 2.249 2.513 2.778 3.042 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 33 0.397 0.661 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 0.132 0.926 1.190 1.455 TABLE 5 Nonresidential Real Property Mid-Month Convention Straight Line-39 Years (for assets placed in service on or after May 13, 1993) Month Property Placed in Service Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12 Year 1 2.461% 2.247% 2.033% 1.819% 1.605% 1.391% 1.177% 0.963% 0.749% 0.535% 0.321% 0.107% Year 2-39 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 Year 40 0.107 0.321 0.535 0.749 0.963 1.177 1.391 1.605 1.819 2.033 2.247 2.461