Dains Diamond Bit Drilling purchased the following assets this year.

Asset	Purchase Date	Original Basis
Drill bits (5-year)	25-Jan	$ 91,900
Drill bits (5-year)	25-Jul	96,900
Commercial building	22-Apr	258,000

Assume its taxable income for the year was $72,000 for purposes of computing the 179 expense (assume no bonus depreciation). (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.)

a. What is the maximum amount of 179 expense Dain's may deduct for the year?

b. What is Dains maximum depreciation deduction for the year (including 179 expense)?

c. If the January drill bits original basis was $2,894,000, what is the maximum amount of 179 expense Dain's may deduct for the year?

d. If the January drill bits original basis was $3,894,000, what is the maximum amount of 179 expense Dain's may deduct for the year?

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 Line-27.5 Years TABLE 4 Nonresidential Real Property Mid-Month Convention Straight Line-31.5 Years (for assets placed in service before May 13 , 1993 ) TABLE 5 Nonresidential Real Property Mid-Month Convention Straight Line-39 Years (for assets placed in service on or after May 13,1993 )