Parent Corporation Purchases a Machine (A Five-Year Property)for $20,000

question 52

Essay

Parent Corporation purchases a machine (a five-year property)for $20,000. It claims $4,000 of depreciation under the MACRS rules in the first year it owns the property. At the close of business on the last day of the first year, Parent sells the machine to a 100%-owned corporation (Subsidiary)for $18,000. Subsidiary immediately commences depreciating the machine as a five-year property using the regular MACRS rules. What depreciation can be claimed by Subsidiary Corporation in the first year it uses the machine?

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