Question 3

3 Dax (calendar year-end taxpayer) purchased only one asset during the current year. He placed in service equipment (7-year property) on September 10 with a basis of $40,000. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense (ignoring $179 and bonus depreciation). (Use MACRS Table 1.) Multiple Choice so $1,428 O $5,716 O $16,000 o 20-Year 3.750% 7.219 6.677 6.177 5.713 5.285 4.888 4.522 4.462 Table 1 MACRS Half-Year Convention Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year 10-Year 15-Year Year 1 33.33% 20.00% 14.29% 10.00% 5.00% Year 2 44.45 32.00 24.49 18.00 9.50 Year 3 14.81 19.20 17.49 14.40 8.55 Year 4 7.41 11.52 12.49 11.52 7.70 Year 5 11.52 8.93 9.22 6.93 Year 6 5.76 8.92 7.37 6.23 Year 7 8.93 6.55 5.90 Year 8 4.46 6.55 5.90 Year 9 6.56 5.91 Year 10 6.55 5.90 Year 11 3.28 5.91 Year 12 5.90 Year 13 5.91 Year 14 5.90 Year 15 5.91 Year 16 2.95 Year 17 Year 18 Year 19 Year 20 Year 21 4.461 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 2.231