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Evergreen Corporation (calendar-year-end) acquired the following assets during the current year: (Use MACRS Table 1 and
Table 2.)
Date Placed in
Asset
Machinery
Service
October 25
Original
Basis
$ 120,000
Computer equipment
February 3
47,500
Used delivery truck*
August 17
Furniture
April 22
60,500
212,500
The delivery truck is not a luxury automobile.
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.
a. What is the allowable depreciation on Evergreen's property in the current year, assuming Evergreen does not elect §179 expense
and elects out of bonus depreciation?
Assume that TDW Corporation (calendar-year-end) has 2024 taxable income of $952,000 for purposes of computing the
§179 expense. The company acquired the following assets during 2024: (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4,
and Table 5.)
Asset
Machinery
Computer equipment
Furniture
Total
Placed in
Service
September 12
February 10
April 2
Basis
$ 2,270,250
263,325
880,425
$ 3,414,000
a. What is the maximum amount of §179 expense TDW may deduct for 2024?
Maximum §179 expense deductible
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