Question

2. In April 2019, Lenape Corporation completed security, fire, and heating system improvements to existing nonresidential real property with a total cost of $1,275,000. Assuming these improvements are 39-year recovery property and qualify for the Section 179 deduction, calculate Lenape's total cost recovery on the improvements for 2019. Use Table 7-4. (Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar amount. Enter the MACRS percentage in decimals. (i.e.12.34 should be entered as 0.1234).) 1,245,000 Total cost of qualifying improvements Section 179 election 2019 dollar amount Tax basis recoverable through MACRS First-year MACRS percentage First-year MACRS depreciation Total cost recovery DO PO start) 2013 Corong puso bagong

Answer 1

Solution:

Total cost of qualifying improvement	$   1,275,000
Section 179 election 2019 dollar amount	$ (1,020,000)
Tax basis recoverable through MACRS	$       255,000
First-year MACRS percentage	0.01819
First-year MACRS depreciation	$            4,638
Total Cost recovery [1020000+4638]	$   1,024,638

Notes:

1) In question it is given that improvement is qualified for Section 179 Deduction and Section 179 deduction is $1,020,000 for the year 2019.

2) Improvement spent in April 2019 and mid month convention for april month is 0.01819.