On January 8 of year 1 Javier purchased and placed in service a building, including the land it was on, to assemble his new equipment. The total cost of the purchase was $1,399,500; $322,000 was allocated to the basis of the land and the remaining $1,077,500 was allocated to the basis of the building. (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)       a. Using MACRS, what is Javier’s depreciation deduction on the building for years 1 through 3? b. What would be the year 3 depreciation deduction if the building was sold on February 26 of year 3?   d. Assume the building is residential property. Using MACRS, what is Javier’s depreciation deduction on the building for years 1 through 3?

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On January 8 of year 1 Javier purchased and placed in service a building, including the land it was on, to assemble his new equipment. The total cost of the purchase was $1,399,500; $322,000 was allocated to the basis of the land and the remaining $1,077,500 was allocated to the basis of the building. (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

 

 

 

a. Using MACRS, what is Javier’s depreciation deduction on the building for years 1 through 3?

b. What would be the year 3 depreciation deduction if the building was sold on February 26 of year 3?

 

d. Assume the building is residential property. Using MACRS, what is Javier’s depreciation deduction on the building for years 1 through 3?

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