Problem 8-43 (LO. 2, 3, 9)
On June 5, 2018, Javier Sanchez purchased and placed in service a new 7-year class asset costing $560,000 for use in his landscaping business, which he operates as a single member LLC (Sanchez Landscaping LLC). During 2018, his business generated a net income of $945,780 before any § 179 immediate expense election. Rather than using bonus depreciation, Javier would like to use § 179 to expense $200,000 of this asset and then use regular MACRS to cost recover the remaining cost.
If required round your intermediate computations and final answers to the nearest dollar. Click here to access the depreciation table to use for this problem.
a. Determine the cost recovery deductions
(including first year additional depreciation) that Javier Sanchez
can claim with respect to this asset in 2018 and 2019.
Total cost recovery deduction in 2018: $
Total cost recovery deduction in 2019: $
b. Complete Javier's Form 4562 (page 1) for 2018.
Note: For 2018, the maximum § 179 is $1,000,000 and the threshold amount is $2,500,000. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Enter amounts as positive numbers.
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a. Determine the cost recovery deductions (including first year additional depreciation) that Javier Sanchez can claim with respect to this asset in 2018 and 2019.
Date of Asset purchased and placed in service : | June 5, 2018 |
Description of property : | Landscaping equipment |
Cost of Asset : | $ 560,000 |
Below is computation for cost recovery deduction for year 2018 & 2019 for Sanchez Landscaping LLC
Total cost recovery deduction in 2018 | |
Section 179 Expense (Elected) | $ 200,000 |
Bonus Depreciation (not opted by Taxpayer) | $ 0 |
MACRS Depreciation (2018) - as per MACRS Table | $ 51,444 |
Total cost recovery deduction in 2018 | $ 251,444 |
Total cost recovery deduction in 2019 | |
Section 179 Expense (Elected) | $ 0 |
MACRS Depreciation (2019)- as per MACRS Table | $ 88,164 |
Total cost recovery deduction in 2019 | $ 88,164 |
MACRS Depreciation Table
Total Cost of Asset | $ 560,000 |
Section 179 Expense (Elected) | $ (200,000) |
Basis for MACRS | $ 360,000 |
Year | Rate | Amount | |
2018 | 14.29% | $ 51,444 | [$ 360,000 * 14.29%] |
2019 | 24.49% | $ 88,164 | [$ 360,000 * 24.29%] |
b. Complete Javier's Form 4562 (page 1) for 2018.
Form 4562 Information complete only to the extend information available in problem, Complete Form not filled
Part I | Election To Expense Certain Property Under Section 179 [Form 4562] | Year 2018 |
1 | Maximum amount (see instructions) . . . . . . | $ 1,000,000 |
2 | Total cost of section 179 property placed in service | $ 560,000 |
3 | Threshold cost of section 179 property before reduction in limitation | $ 2,500,000 |
4 | Reduction in limitation. Subtract line 3 from line 2. If zero or less, enter -0- | $ 0 |
5 | Dollar limitation for tax year. Subtract line 4 from line 1. If zero or less, enter -0-. | $ 0 |
6 | (a) Description of property : Landscaping equipment. | |
(b) Cost (business use only) | $ 560,000 | |
(c) Elected cost | $ 200,000 | |
7 | Listed property. Enter the amount from line 29 (Information not available) | |
8 | Total elected cost of section 179 property. Add amounts in column (c), lines 6 and 7 | $ 200,000 |
9 | Tentative deduction. Enter the smaller of line 5 or line 8 | $ 200,000 |
10 | Carryover of disallowed deduction from line 13 of your 2017 Form 4562 (Information not available) | |
11 | Business income limitation. Enter the smaller of business income (not less than zero) or line 5 | |
12 | Section 179 expense deduction. Add lines 9 and 10, but don't enter more than line 11 |
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