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Part 3 Dean and Ellen Price are married and have a manufacturing business. They bought a piece of business equipment (7-year personal property) on 4/1/2018

Part 3

Dean and Ellen Price are married and have a manufacturing business.

They bought a piece of business equipment (7-year personal property) on 4/1/2018 for $50,000. Use half-year convention to calculate the MACRS depreciation deduction on the equipment for 2018 and 2019

They also has a pick-up truck used for business (5-year recovery period) acquired on 8/23/2018 for $25,000. On 11/15/2019, he sold the pick-up truck for $24,000. Use the half-year convention to calculate the MACRS depreciation on the truck for 2018 and 2019.

On 10/26/2019 Dean sold his old storage building used for his business for $220,000. They purchased the building in 2001 for $100,000. Total depreciation (accumulated depreciation) taken on the building is $20,000.

His 2019 Business income and expenditures (Schedule -C):

Sales $ 657,500

Cost of goods sold $ 315,000

Other business expenses (incl. deprecation taken on the storage building) $ 140,000

In 2019 Dean also sold various assets. The information about the selling price and depreciation of the property is listed below.

Placed in Service / Purchased on

Sold on

Initial Cost

2019 Depr. Amount

Accumulated

Depreciation. (Depr. Allowed)

Tax Basis= Initial Cost Depr. Allowed

Office tables

4/4/2018

10/16/2019

For $2,900

$3,000

$375

$825

Office chairs

3/1/2015

11/8/2019

For $4,000

$8,000

$1,000

$2,200

Marketable securities

2/1/2019

12/1/2019

For $20,000

$12,000

$0

$0

Land held for investment

7/1/2018

11/29/2019

For $48,000

$45,000

$0

$0

In 2019 Dean sold his wine collection for $9,000, which is bought two years ago for $8,000.

  • They also has a short-term capital loss carryover of $10,000 from 2009.

Part III. Summary Sheet on the Sales of Capital Assets (Form 8949)

1). Short-term

Description of property

Date acquired

Date Sold

Gross Sales Price

Depreciation allowed

Cost Basis

Gain or (loss)

2) Long-term

Description of property

Date acquired

Date Sold

Gross Sales Price

Depreciation allowed

Cost Basis

Gain or (loss)

Summary for Capital Gains and Losses:

1.Net Short-term totals

2. Net Long-term totals

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