While completing undergraduate school work in information systems, Dallin Bourne and Michael Banks decided to start a business called eSys Answers which was a technology support company. During year 1, they bought the following assets and incurred the following fees at start-up:

Year 1 Assets	Purchase Date	Basis
Computers (5-year)	October 30, Y1	$	15,000
Office equipment (7-year)	October 30, Y1		10,000
Furniture (7-year)	October 30, Y1		3,000
Start-up costs	October 30, Y1		17,000

In April of year 2, they decided to purchase a customer list from a company started by fellow information systems students preparing to graduate who provided virtually the same services. The customer list cost $10,000 and the sale was completed on April 30th. During their summer break, Dallin and Michael passed on internship opportunities in an attempt to really grow their business into something they could do full time after graduation. In the summer, they purchased a small van (for transportation, not considered a luxury auto) and a pinball machine (to help attract new employees). They bought the van on June 15, Y2, for $15,000 and spent $3,000 getting it ready to put into service. The pinball machine cost $4,000 and was placed in service on July 1, Y2.

Year 2 Assets	Purchase Date	Basis
Van	June 15, Y2	$	18,000
Pinball machine (7-year)	July 1, Y2		4,000
Customer list	April 30, Y2		10,000

Assume that eSys Answers does not claim any 179 expense or bonus depreciation. (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

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While completing undergraduate school work in information systems, Dallin Bourne and Michael Banks decided to start a business called eSys Answers which was a technology support company. During year 1, they bought the following assets and incurred the following fees at start-up:

Year 1 Assets	Purchase Date	Basis
Computers (5-year)	October 30, Y1	$	15,000
Office equipment (7-year)	October 30, Y1		10,000
Furniture (7-year)	October 30, Y1		3,000
Start-up costs	October 30, Y1		17,000

In April of year 2, they decided to purchase a customer list from a company started by fellow information systems students preparing to graduate who provided virtually the same services. The customer list cost $10,000 and the sale was completed on April 30th. During their summer break, Dallin and Michael passed on internship opportunities in an attempt to really grow their business into something they could do full time after graduation. In the summer, they purchased a small van (for transportation, not considered a luxury auto) and a pinball machine (to help attract new employees). They bought the van on June 15, Y2, for $15,000 and spent $3,000 getting it ready to put into service. The pinball machine cost $4,000 and was placed in service on July 1, Y2.

Year 2 Assets	Purchase Date	Basis
Van	June 15, Y2	$	18,000
Pinball machine (7-year)	July 1, Y2		4,000
Customer list	April 30, Y2		10,000

Assume that eSys Answers does not claim any 179 expense or bonus depreciation. (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.) (Do not round intermediate calculations)

b. Complete eSys Answers's Form 4562 for Y1.

(Input all values as positive numbers. Use 2018 tax rules regardless of year on tax form.)