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Nicki. M., 2018 in Newport Beach, California, in the same city where Nicki resides. the cash basis for the charter business an individual, has started up a charter yacht service (called Starships) and a marina in Nicki qualifies to use rtain expenses and capital expenditures relating to 2018 are listed below. The charter the yachts exclusively at the business establishment, and the yachts are used only in connection with charter business, Nicki's principal trade. (thus the yachts are not subject to the listed property limitations, also these yachts are the only depreciable personalty put into service in a marina building, purchased and placed into service on January 3d, 2018, and five yachts (10 year property), bought new and placed into service on yacht # 1, bought for $ 398,000 on January 8rd, 2018, yacht # 2, bought for $ 596,000 on March 28th, 2018 yacht # 3, bought for $ 525,000 on June 21st, 201 yacht # 4, bought for $ 321,000 October 2nd, 2018, and yacht # 5 bought for $ 463,000 on December 8th, 2018 The marina building was bought for $6,700,000 with a down payment of $ 700,000 and the rest from a loan from a bank. The bank loan has an 8 % interest rate, and the loan was taken out on January 3rd 2018, and has been outstanding all year long. Only interest was due to be paid on the loan during 2018 and Nicki paid the interest on the last day of each month. In addition, points were required to be paid on the loan, of 3 % of the principal, or $180,000 in January 2018. The bank loan will require a $ 250,000 payment toward principal on January 3rd of each year (starting with 2019) until repaid in 24 years An insurance policy covering three years of accident liability was bought for $ 840,000 on January 3rd 2018 and Nicki paid for it in full, immediately. Nicki has eight employees who maintain and crew the ships, each is paid 90,000 a year and each is fully subject to FICA and Medicare. Nicki's business combined FUTA and SUTA rate is 4%. The last paycheck for 2018 will go out on 12-31-2018, and Nicki will deposit the payroll taxes due up till then on that date. Nicki also pays within 2018 all the employee's medical insurance annual premiums of $ 5,300 each The real property taxes on the Marina are $570,000 for the 2018 year and will be paid in full on 12-10 2018. The annual personal property taxes on the yachts for the year 2018 will be $ 14,100 each, and will be paid on the same day as the real property taxes. Nicki paid $6,000 each on annual licenses on the yachts when she bought them. Nicki paid $ 218,000 on December 1st 2018, for fuel and supplies that she got a bulk discount for, she fully expects to use them up between then and May of 2019 The business gross receipts during 2018 were in excess of $ 7,500,000 (all from services) and all other allowable business expenses were only about $ 1,800,000, so Nicki would like to maximize allowable tax deductions, given the facts above what expenses can Nicki claim for 2018
