LO.5 Kim Corporation, a calendar year taxpayer, has manufacturing facilities in States A and B. A summary
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LO.5 Kim Corporation, a calendar year taxpayer, has manufacturing facilities in States A and B. A summary of Kim’s property holdings follows.
Beginning of Year State A State B Total Inventory $ 300,000 $ 200,000 $ 500,000 Plant and equipment 2,500,000 1,500,000 4,000,000 Accumulated depreciation:
plant and equipment (1,000,000) (600,000) (1,600,000)
Land 600,000 1,000,000 1,600,000 Rental property* 900,000 300,000 1,200,000 Accumulated depreciation:
rental property (200,000) (90,000) (290,000)
End of Year State A State B Total Inventory $ 400,000 $ 200,000 $ 600,000 Plant and equipment 2,800,000 1,200,000 4,000,000 Accumulated depreciation:
plant and equipment (1,200,000) (650,000) (1,850,000)
Land 600,000 1,200,000 1,800,000 Rental property* 1,000,000 300,000 1,300,000 Accumulated depreciation:
rental property (250,000) (100,000) (350,000)
* Unrelated to regular business operations.
Determine Kim’s property factors for the two states assuming that the statutes of both A and B provide that average historical cost of business property is to be included in the property factor.
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South Western Federal Taxation 2013 Corporations Partnerships Estates And Trusts
ISBN: 9781133495574
36th Edition
Authors: William H. Hoffman, William A. Raabe, James E. Smith, David M. Maloney