During $2022,$ William purchases the following capital assets for use in his catering business:

Line Item Description Amount

New passenger automobile $($September $30)$ $$64,800$

Baking equipment $($June $30)19,440$

Assume that William decides to use the election to expense on the baking equipment $($and has adequate taxable income to cover the deduction$)$ but not on the automobile, and he also uses the MACRS accelerated method to calculate depreciation but elects out of bonus depreciation.

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Calculate William's maximum depreciation deduction for $2022,$ assuming he uses the automobile $100$ percent in his business.