Assume that Timberline Corporation has 2022 taxable income of $246,000 for purposes of computing the §179 expense. It acquired the following assets in 2022: (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.) Asset Purchase Date Basis Furniture (7-year) December 1 $ 432,000 Computer equipment (5-year) February 28 96,000 Copier (5-year) July 15 36,000 Machinery (7-year) May 22 486,000 Total   $ 1,050,000      What would Timberline's maximum depreciation deduction be for 2022 if the machinery cost $3,560,000 instead of $486,000 and assuming no bonus depreciation?

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Assume that Timberline Corporation has 2022 taxable income of $246,000 for purposes of computing the §179 expense. It acquired the following assets in 2022: (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.)

Asset Purchase Date Basis
Furniture (7-year) December 1 $ 432,000
Computer equipment (5-year) February 28 96,000
Copier (5-year) July 15 36,000
Machinery (7-year) May 22 486,000
Total   $ 1,050,000

 

 

 What would Timberline's maximum depreciation deduction be for 2022 if the machinery cost $3,560,000 instead of $486,000 and assuming no bonus depreciation?

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