DLW Corporation acquired and placed in service the following assets during the year: Asset Computer equipment Furniture Commercial building Date Acquired 2/27 4/26 9/1 $ Cost Basis 9,500 17,700 338,000 Assuming DLW does not elect §179 expensing and elects not to use bonus depreciation, answer the following questions: (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
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DLW Corporation acquired and placed in service the following assets during the year:
Asset
Computer equipment
Furniture
Commercial building
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Asset
Computer equipment
Furniture
Commercial building
Total
Assuming DLW does not elect §179 expensing and elects not to use bonus depreciation, answer the
following questions: (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.) (Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
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Date
Acquired
2/27
J
Asset
Computer equipment
Furniture
Commercial building
Total
4/26
9/1
a. What is DLW's year 1 cost recovery for each asset?
Year 3
Cost Recovery
$
Cost
Basis
9,500
17,700
338,000
Year 1
Cost Recovery
b. What is DLW's year 3 cost recovery for each asset if DLW sells all of these assets on 4/1 of year 3?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3a0013f9-aa56-4af1-8268-f9ad840989e7%2Fbfb35d79-56e9-4f2e-8e69-7c44568e234c%2F39ew0qb_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)

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