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DLW Corporation acquired and placed in service the following assets during the y

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Question

DLW Corporation acquired and placed in service the following assets during the year: (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.) Asset                       Date Acquired          Cost Basis

             Computer equipment      2/27             $ 9,500

            Furniture                        4/26                               17,700   

           Commercial building        9/1                338,000.

Assuming DLW does not elect §179 expensing or bonus depreciation, answer the following questions

1- What is DLW's year 1 cost recovery for each asset? (Round your answers to the nearest dollar amount.)

2-What is DLW's year 3 cost recovery for each asset if DLW sells all of these assets on 4/1 of year 3? (Round your answers to the nearest dollar amount.)

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

1)

Asset

Purchase date

Quarter

Recovery period

Original basis (1)

Rate (2)

Depreciation (1) x (2)

Computer Equipment

27 – Feb

1st

5

$9,500

20%

$1,900

Furniture

26-Apr

2nd

7

17,700

14.29%

$2,529.33

Building

1-Sept

3rd

39

338,000

0.321%

$1,084.98

$5,514

2)

Asset

Recovery period

Original basis

Rate

Portion of year

Depreciation expense

Computer Equipment

5

$9,500

19.2%

50%

$912

Furniture

7

17,700

17.49%

50%

$1,547.87

Building

39

338,000

2.564%

4.17%

$361.39

$2,821

Asset

Purchase date

Quarter

Recovery period

Original basis (1)

Rate (2)

Depreciation (1) x (2)

Computer Equipment

27 – Feb

1st

5

$9,500

20%

$1,900

Furniture

26-Apr

2nd

7

17,700

14.29%

$2,529.33

Building

1-Sept

3rd

39

338,000

0.321%

$1,084.98

$5,514