Question

Maple Company purchases new equipment (7-year MACRS property) on January 10, 2020, at a cost of $430,000. Maple also purchases new machines (5-year MACRS property) on July 19, 2020 at a cost of $290,000. Maple wants to maximize its MACRS deductions; assume no taxable income limitations apply. What is Maple's total MACRS deduction for 2020

Answer 1

Answer:

$720000

Explanation:

This answer is quite sole and can be obtained by simple addition.

The answer to this question can be gotten by adding the MACR property of 8byears that has a cost of $430,000 with the purchases of new machines whose cost is $290000.

= $430000 + $290000

= $720000

Therefore Maple's total MACRs deduction for the year 2020 is equal to

$720000.

Thank you!