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Karane Enterprises, a calendar-year manufacturer based in College Station, Texas, began business in 2019. In the process of setting up the business, Karane has acquired
Karane Enterprises, a calendar-year manufacturer based in College Station, Texas, began business in 2019. In the process of setting up the business, Karane has acquired various types of assets. Below is a list of assets acquired during 2019:
| Asset | Cost | Date Placed in Service | |
| Office furniture | $ | 150,000 | 02/03/2019 |
| Machinery | 1,560,000 | 07/22/2019 | |
| Used delivery truck* | 40,000 | 08/17/2019 | |
*Not considered a luxury automobile.
During 2019, Karane was very successful (and had no 179 limitations) and decided to acquire more assets in 2020 to increase its production capacity. These are the assets acquired during 2020:
| Asset | Cost | Date Placed in Service | |
| Computers & info. system | $ | 400,000 | 03/31/2020 |
| Luxury auto | 80,000 | 05/26/2020 | |
| Assembly equipment | 1,200,000 | 08/15/2020 | |
| Storage building | 700,000 | 11/13/2020 | |
Used 100% for business purposes.
Karane generated taxable income in 2020 of $1,732,500 for purposes of computing the 179 expense limitation. (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Table 5, and Exhibit 10-10.) (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable. Input all the values as positive numbers.)
a. Compute the maximum 2019 depreciation deductions, including 179 expense (ignoring bonus depreciation).
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 | ||||||
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Principles of Auditing and Other Assurance Services
Authors: Ray Whittington, Kurt Pany
20th edition
77729145, 978-1259295430, 1259295435, 978-0077729141
