He is single and 63 years old. His AGI (without consideration of
consulting income) is $45,000. Other information follows:
Income from consulting business $4,000
Consulting expenses other than home office 1,500
Total costs relating to home:
Interest and taxes 6,500
Utilities 1,500
Maintenance and repairs 450
Depreciation (business part only) 1,500
43. Janet purchased her personal residence in 2000 for $250,000. In
January 2009 she converted it to rental property. The fair market
value at the time of conversion was $210,000.
a. Determine the amount of cost recovery that can be taken in 2009:
b. Determine the amount of cost recovery that could be taken in 2009
if the fair market value of the property were $350,000:
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49. Ricardo acquired a warehouse for business purposes on August 30,
1992. The building cost $200,000. He took $133,333 of depreciation on
the building, and then sold it for $350,000 on July 1, 2009. What is the
amount and nature of Ricardo’s gain or loss on the sale of the
warehouse?
51. In 2009, Juanita sold stock considered short-term for a gain of
$875 and stock considered long-term for a loss of $2,400. She also had