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Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Karane Enterprises, a calendar-year manufacturer based in College Station, Texas, began business in 2020.

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Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Karane Enterprises, a calendar-year manufacturer based in College Station, Texas, began business in 2020. In the process of setting up the business, Karane has acquired various types of assets. Below is a list of assets acquired during 2020: Asset Cost Office furniture $ 150,000 Machinery 1,560,000 Used delivery truck* 40,000 *Not considered a luxury automobile. Date Placed in Service 02/03/2020 07/22/2020 08/17/2020 During 2020, Karane was very successful (and had no $179 limitations) and decided to acquire more assets in 2021 to increase its production capacity. These are the assets acquired during 2021: Asset Computers and information system Luxury autot Assembly equipment Storage building Cost $ 400,000 80,000 1,200,000 700,000 Date Placed in Service 03/31/2021 05/26/2021 08/15/2021 11/13/2021 tUsed 100% for business purposes. Karane generated taxable income in 2021 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.) Required: d. Now assume that during 2021, Karane decides to buy a competitor's assets for a purchase price of $1,350,000. Compute the maximum 2021 cost recovery, including $179 expense and bonus depreciation. Karane purchased the following assets for the lump- sum purchase price: (Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Asset Inventory Office furniture Machinery Patent Goodwill Building Land Cost $ 220,000 230,000 250,000 198,000 2,000 430,000 20,000 Date Placed in Service 09/15/2021 09/15/2021 09/15/2021 09/15/2021 09/15/2021 09/15/2021 09/15/2021 Assume that karane takes the maximum section 179 expense for the Assembly Equipment. Description Cost Section 179 Expense Bonus MACRS Basis Current MACRS Depreciation Current Amortization Total Cost Recovery Deduction 2020 Assets Office Furniture $ 0 0 0 0 Machinery Used Delivery Truck 2021 Assets Computers and Information System Luxury Auto Assembly Equipment Storage Building Inventory Office Furniture Machinery Patent Goodwill Building Land 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 Table 1 MACRS Half-Year Convention Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year 10-Year 15-Year 33.33% 20.00% 14.29% 10.00% 5.00% 20-Year Year 1 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 11.52 8.93 9.22 6.93 5.713 Year 5 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 4.461 Year 20 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 1.38 8.74 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 8.75 1.09 TABLE 26 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 11.37 11.97 Year 4 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 15.00% 10.71% Year 1 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 20 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 13.68 14.06 Year 4 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 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 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 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.636 3.637 Year 12 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 Month 10 Month 11 0.661% 3.175 0.397% 3.175 Month 12 0.132% 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.174 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.174 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.174 3.174 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.174 3.175 TABLE 4 Nonresidential Real Property Mid-Month Convention Straight Line31.5 Years (for assets placed in service before May 13, 1993) Month Property Placed in Service Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month S Month 9 Year 1 3.042% 2.778% 2.513% 2.249 1.984% 1.720% 1.455% 1.190% 0.926% Year 2-7 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 Year 8 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.175 Year 9 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 10 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 11 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 12 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 13 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 14 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 15 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.174 Year 16 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 17 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 18 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 19 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 20 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 21 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.174 Year 22 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 23 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.115 3.174 Year 24 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 25 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 26 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 27 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 28 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 29 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 30 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 31 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 32 1.720 1.984 2.249 2.513 2.778 3.042 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 33 0.132 0.397 0.661 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 1.455 0.926 1.190 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12 TABLE 5 Nonresidential Real Property Mid-Month Convention Straight Line39 Years (for assets placed in service on or after May 13, 1993) Month Property Placed in Service Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Year 1 2.461% 2.247% 2.033% 1.819% 1.605% 1.391% 1.177% 0.963% 0.749% Year 2-39 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 Year 40 0.107 0.321 0.535 0.749 0.963 1.177 1.391 1.605 1.819 0.321% 0.535% 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 0.107% 2.564 2.461 2.033 2.247 EXHIBIT 10-10 Automobile Depreciation Limits Recovery Year 1 2 3 4 and after 2021* 10.100** 16,100 9,700 5,760 Year Placed in Service 2020 2019 10,100** 10.100** 16,100 16,100 9,700 9,700 5,760 5,760 2018 10.000** 16,000 9,600 5,760 *As of press date, the IRS had not released the 2021 limitations for automobiles, so throughout the chapter we use the same limitations as in 2020 for 2021. **$8,000 additional depreciation is allowed when bonus depreciation is claimed ($168(k)(2)(F)]