56. AMP Corporation (calendar-year-end) has 2019 taxable income of $1,900,000 for purposes of computing the 179 expense.

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56. AMP Corporation (calendar-year-end) has 2019 taxable income of $1,900,000 for purposes of computing the §179 expense. During 2019, AMP acquired the following assets:

Asset Placed in Service Basis Machinery September 12 $1,550,000 Computer equipment February 10 365,000 Office building April 2 480,000 Total $2,395,000

a. What is the maximum amount of §179 expense AMP may deduct for 2019?

b. What is the maximum total depreciation, including §179 expense, that AMP may deduct in 2019 on the assets it placed in service in 2019, assuming no bonus depreciation?

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Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2020

ISBN: 9781259969614

11th Edition

Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

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