Acorn Construction (calendar-year-end C corporation) has had rapid expansion during the last half of the current year due to the housing market's recovery. The company has record income and would like to maximize its cost recovery deduction for the current year. (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, and Table 5.) Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. Acorn provided you with the following information: Asset Placed in Service Basis New equipment and tools August 20 $ 3,800,000 Used light-duty trucks October 17 2,000,000 Used machinery November 6 1,525,000 Total $ 7,325,000 The used assets had been contributed to the business by its owner in a tax-deferred transaction two years ago. a. What is Acorn's maximum cost recovery deduction in the current year?

Acorn Construction (calendar-year-end C corporation) has had rapid expansion during the last half of the current year due to the housing market's recovery. The company has record income and would like to maximize its cost recovery deduction for the current year. (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, and Table 5.) Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. Acorn provided you with the following information: Asset Placed in Service Basis New equipment and tools August 20 $ 3,800,000 Used light-duty trucks October 17 2,000,000 Used machinery November 6 1,525,000 Total $ 7,325,000 The used assets had been contributed to the business by its owner in a tax-deferred transaction two years ago. a. What is Acorn's maximum cost recovery deduction in the current year?

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

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Chapter19: Capital Investment

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Asset	Placed in Service	Basis
New equipment and tools	August 20	$ 3,800,000
Used light-duty trucks	October 17	2,000,000
Used machinery	November 6	1,525,000
Total		$ 7,325,000

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