LB Corporation purchased a business car in June 2022 for $62,000. The car weighs 4,000 pounds and will be used 100 percent of the time in the business. Compute the largest depreciation deduction possible in 2022 and 2023. No other property purchases were made during the year. (Consider bonus depreciation and the Section 179 deduction, if applicable.)

LB Corporation purchased a business car in June 2022 for $62,000. The car weighs 4,000 pounds and will be used 100 percent of the time in the business. Compute the largest depreciation deduction possible in 2022 and 2023. No other property purchases were made during the year. (Consider bonus depreciation and the Section 179 deduction, if applicable.)

SWFT Comprehensive Volume 2019

42nd Edition

ISBN:9780357233306

Author:Maloney

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Chapter14: Property Transactions: Capital Gains And Losses, § 1231, And Recapture Provisions

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