Sequoia Purchased the Rights to Cut Timber on Several Tracts

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Essay

Sequoia purchased the rights to cut timber on several tracts of land over a 15-year period. It paid $517,000 for cutting rights. A timber engineer estimates that 517,000 board feet of timber will be cut. During the current year, Sequoia cut 62,000 board feet of timber, which it sold for $917,000. What is Sequoia's cost depletion deduction for the current year?

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