On July 1,2019, Brent purchases a new automobile for $41,500. He uses the car 84%...

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On July 1,2019, Brent purchases a new automobile for $41,500. He uses the car 84% for business and drives the car for business
purposes as follows: 10,500 miles in 2019,26,250 miles in 2020,29,400 miles in 2021, and 21,000 miles in 2022.
Determine Brent's basis in the business portion of the auto as of January 1,2023, under the following assumptions:
If required, round your computations to the nearest dollar.
a. Brent uses the automatic mileage method.
Compute his basis adjustments for depreciation for each year. Click here to access the basis adjustment table.
2019: $
2020: $
2021: $
2022:
Brent's adjusted basis in the auto on January 1,2023, is $
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b. Brent uses the actual cost method. [Assume that no 179 expensing is claimed and that 200% declining-balance cost recovery with the
half-year convention is used. The recovery limitation for an auto placed in service in 2019 is as follows: $10,100(first year), $16,100
(second year), $9,700(third year), and $5,760(fourth year).]
Compute his depreciation deductions for year. Click here to access the depreciation table.
Brent's adjusted basis in the auto on January 1,2023, is $
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