Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Lina purchased a new car for use in her business during 2019. The auto was the only business asset she purchased during the year and her business was extremely profitable. Calculate her maximum depreciation deductions (including $179 expense unless stated otherwise) for the automobile in 2019 and 2020 (Lina doesn't want to take bonus depreciation for 2019 or 2020) in the following alternative scenarios (assuming half-year convention for all): (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, and Exhibit 10-10.) f. The vehicle cost $80,000 and is an SUV that weighs 6,500 pounds. Business use was 100 percent. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Year Depreciation d eduction 2019S 2020 36,000 17,600 S Table 1 MACRS Half-Year Convention Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13 Year 14 Year 15 Year 16 Year 17 Year 18 Year 19 Year 20 Year 21 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% 4 4.45 32.00 24.49 18.00 9.50 14.81 19.20 17.49 14.40 8.55 7.41 11.52 12.49 11.52 7.70 11.52 8.93 9.22 6.93 5.76 | 8.92 7.37 6.23 8.93 6.55 5.90 4.46 6.55 5.90 6.56 5.91 6.55 5.90 3.28 5.91 5.90 5.91 5.90 5.91 2.95 20-Year 3.750% 7.219 6.677 6.177 5.713 5.285 4.888 4.522 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 2.231 TABLE 2a MACRS Mid-Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the first quarter Year 2 Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period 5-Year 7-Year Year 1 35.00% 25.00% 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 L 8.74 Year 7 8.75 Year 8 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 Year 4 11.37 11.97 Year 5 11.37 8.87 Year 6 4.26 TL 8.87 Year 7 8.87 Year 8 3.34 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 Year 4 11.37 11.97 Year 5 11.37 8.87 Year 6 4.26 TL 8.87 Year 7 8.87 Year 8 3.34 TABLE 2 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 1 7 .06 8.85 Year 7 8.86 553 Years 4.26 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 8.87 8.87 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 Year 7 8.86 Year 8 5.53 TABLE 20 MACRS-Mid Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the fourth quarter 9. 8.85 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 I 10.94 10.04 Year 6 9.58 8.73 Year 7 8.73 Year 8 7.64 EXHIBIT 10-10 Automobile Depreciation Limits Recovery Year 1 Recovery Year 2 Recovery Year 3 Recovery Year 4 and after 2019* 10,000** 16,000 9,600 5,760 Year Placed in Service | 2018 2017 10,000* 3,160* 16,000 5,100 9,600 3,050 5 ,760 1,875 2016 3,160* 5,100 3,050 1,875 *As of press date, the IRS had not released the 2019 limitations for automobiles, so throughout the chapter we use the same limitations as in 2018 for 2019. **$8,000 additional depreciation is allowed when bonus depreciation is claimed ($168(k)(2)(F)]
