Question

Calvin purchased a new office desk on July 23 2018 at a cost of 2373 he did not claim the bonus depreciation deduction using half year convention Calvin may claim 2018 depreciation in the amount of

Answer 1

Calvin may claim 2018 depreciation in the amount of $339.

Solution:

The following are the given details,

• Cost of the new desk = $2373
• The recovery period of the new office desk is 7 years.

We have to find the amount that has to be claimed on 2018 depreciation

We know, the rate of MACRS(Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System) depreciation is 14.29% (Using the half-year convention)

$\Rightarrow \ 2373\times14.29\%=\ 2373\times\frac{14.29}{100}=\ 339$

Half-year convention is used to evaluate depreciation for tax purposes and denotes that the fixed assests will be considered to be in service for one-half of its first year, irrespective of actual purchase date.

The half-year convention in tax accounting, is generally used for federal income tax purposes. It influences the depreciation deduction computation in the fiscal year in which the property like machinery, plant, etc was placed into the service.