South-western Federal Taxation 2018: Individual Income Taxes
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ISBN: 9781337385886
Author: William H. Hoffman, James C. Young, William A. Raabe, David M. Maloney, Annette Nellen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 17, Problem 1DQ
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State whether the equipment is a capital asset.
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Capital Assets: Capital assets are held by assesse, whether associated with business or profession or not associated with business or profession. It comprises all kinds of assets like property, tangible, intangible, movable or immovable.
Initially, Person H should ascertain whether these assets are used in a business. As Person H is a farmer, the assumption appears to be reasonable that Person H is in the farming business. As a result, the
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