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Way Corporation disposed of the following tangible personal property assets in the current year.
Date
Date
Original
Asset
Acquired
Sold
Convention
Basis
Furniture (7-year)
5/12/2014
7/15/2018
HY
$
102,500
Machinery (7-year)
3/23/2015
3/15/2018
MQ
119,500
Delivery truck* (5-year)
9/17/2016
3/13/2018
HY
58,000
Machinery (7-year)
10/11/2017
8/11/2018
MQ
319,400
Computer (5-year)
10/11/2018
12/15/2018
HY
118,000
*Used 100 percent for business.
Assume that the delivery truck is not a luxury auto. Calculate Way Corporations 2018 depreciation deduction (ignore 179 expense and bonus depreciation for this problem). (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, and Exhibit 10-6.) (Round your intermediate dollar calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
Table 1 MACRS Half-Year Convention
Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period
3-Year
5-Year
7-Year
10-Year
15-Year
20-Year
Year 1
33.33%
20.00%
14.29%
10.00%
5.00%
3.750%
Year 2
44.45
32.00
24.49
18.00
9.50
7.219
Year 3
14.81
19.20
17.49
14.40
8.55
6.677
Year 4
7.41
11.52
12.49
11.52
7.70
6.177
Year 5
11.52
8.93
9.22
6.93
5.713
Year 6
5.76
8.92
7.37
6.23
5.285
Year 7
8.93
6.55
5.90
4.888
Year 8
4.46
6.55
5.90
4.522
Year 9
6.56
5.91
4.462
Year 10
6.55
5.90
4.461
Year 11
3.28
5.91
4.462
Year 12
5.90
4.461
Year 13
5.91
4.462
Year 14
5.90
4.461
Year 15
5.91
4.462
Year 16
2.95
4.461
Year 17
4.462
Year 18
4.461
Year 19
4.462
Year 20
4.461
Year 21
2.231
TABLE 2a MACRS Mid-Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the first quarter
Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period
5-Year
7-Year
Year 1
35.00%
25.00%
Year 2
26.00
21.43
Year 3
15.60
15.31
Year 4
11.01
10.93
Year 5
11.01
8.75
Year 6
1.38
8.74
Year 7
8.75
Year 8
1.09
TABLE 2b MACRS Mid-Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the second quarter
Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period
5-Year
7-Year
Year 1
25.00%
17.85%
Year 2
30.00
23.47
Year 3
18.00
16.76
Year 4
11.37
11.97
Year 5
11.37
8.87
Year 6
4.26
8.87
Year 7
8.87
Year 8
3.34
TABLE 2c MACRS Mid-Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the third quarter
Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period
5-Year
7-Year
Year 1
15.00%
10.71%
Year 2
34.00
25.51
Year 3
20.40
18.22
Year 4
12.24
13.02
Year 5
11.30
9.30
Year 6
7.06
8.85
Year 7
8.86
Year 8
5.53
TABLE 2d MACRS-Mid Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the fourth quarter
Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period
5-Year
7-Year
Year 1
5.00%
3.57%
Year 2
38.00
27.55
Year 3
22.80
19.68
Year 4
13.68
14.06
Year 5
10.94
10.04
Year 6
9.58
8.73
Year 7
8.73
Year 8
7.64
EXHIBIT 10-6 Mid-Quarter Convention Percentage of Full Years Depreciation in Year of Disposition
Quarter of Disposition
Percentage
Calculation*
1st
12.5%
1.5/12
2nd
37.5
4.5/12
3rd
62.5
7.5/12
4th
87.5
10.5/12
* The calculation is the number of months the taxpayer held or is deemed to have held the asset in the year of disposition divided by 12 months in the year.
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