35658 1 Pg - tax case- fall 2018

#35658 Topic: tax case- fall 2018 Number of Pages: 1 (Double Spaced) Number of sources: 1 Writing Style: APA Type of document: Coursework Academic Level:High School Category: Accounting Language Style: English (U.S.) Order Instructions: ATTACHED 2. TAX CASE – Fall 2018 Karane Enterprises, a calendar-year manufacturer based in College Station, Texas, began business in 2017. In the process of setting up the business, Karane has acquired various types of assets. Below is a list of assets acquired during 2017: Asset Cost Date Placed in Service Office furniture $ 150,000 02/03/2017 Machinery 1,560,000 07/22/2017 Used delivery truck 40,000 08/17/2017 During 2017, Karane was very successful (and had no §179 limitations) and decided to acquire more assets this next year to increase its production capacity. These are the assets acquired during 2018: Asset Cost Date Placed in Service Computers &Info. system $ 40,000 03/31/2018 Luxury auto† 80,000 05/26/2018 Assembly equipment 1,200,000 08/15/2018 Storage building 700,000 11/13/2018 Karane generated taxable income in 2018 of $1,732,500 for purposes of computing the §179 expense. Required a, Compute the maximum 2017 depreciation deductions including §179 expense (ignoring bonus depreciation). c, Compute the maximum 2018 depreciation deductions including §179 expense, but now assume that Karane would like to take bonus depreciation. e, Complete Part I of Form 4562 for part (b) (use the most current form available at irs.gov).