Doug Purchased a New Factory Building on January 15, 1990

question 15

Multiple Choice

Doug purchased a new factory building on January 15, 1990, for $400,000. On March 1, 2017, the building was sold. Determine the cost recovery deduction for the year of the sale; Doug did not use the MACRS straight-line method.

• A)$0
• B)$1,587
• C)$2,645
• D)$12,696
• E)None of the above

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Money Received

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Revenue

The sum of money earned from the sale of products or services central to the business's main activities.

Prepaid Expenses

Payments made in advance for goods or services to be received in the future, recorded as assets on a balance sheet and expensed over time as the goods or services are consumed.

Costs Paid

Expenses that a company has incurred and settled through payment.