Nevada Gold Company (LLC) purchased a gold deposit for $1,500,000. It estimated it would extract 500,000 ounces of gold from the deposit. The company mined the gold and sold it, reporting gross receipts of $1.8 million, $2.5 million, and $2 million for Years 1 through 3, respectively. During Years 1 through 3, Nevada Gold reported net income (loss) from the gold deposit activity in the amount of ($100,000), $400,000, and $100,000, respectively. In Years 1 through 3, the company actually extracted 300,000 ounces of gold as follows: Ounces of Gold extracted per year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 50,000 150,000 100,000 What is Nevada Gold's depletion deduction for Year 2 if the applicable percentage depletion for gold is 15 percent? Question 8 options: $450,000. $400,000. $375,000. $200,000.
Nevada Gold Company (LLC) purchased a gold deposit for $1,500,000. It estimated it would extract 500,000 ounces of gold from the deposit. The company mined the gold and sold it, reporting gross receipts of $1.8 million, $2.5 million, and $2 million for Years 1 through 3, respectively. During Years 1 through 3, Nevada Gold reported net income (loss) from the gold deposit activity in the amount of ($100,000), $400,000, and $100,000, respectively. In Years 1 through 3, the company actually extracted 300,000 ounces of gold as follows:
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50,000 |
150,000 |
100,000 |
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What is Nevada Gold's depletion deduction for Year 2 if the applicable percentage depletion for gold is 15 percent?
Question 8 options:
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$450,000. |
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$400,000. |
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$375,000. |
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$200,000. |
The gold depletion as per statutory requirement is lower of 15% of gross income or net income. It means depletion deduction cannot exceed net income.
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