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No depreciation on auto with bonus in 2021

Why is there no depreciation in 2022?  That 0 on the far right is Current Depr.

There is 27K of basis. 10% biz use results in basis of 2,700.  Macrs SL.  Actual expense method selected.  See the snip.  It should be about $500 (2700/5). Any help would be appreciated.

 

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TaxGuyBill
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I'm not entirely sure about Lacerte, but the 'default' for ProSeries is to NOT use the MACRS tables.  The way it does it using the mathematical way, things get funky when the business percentage varies.

You generally aren't supposed to switch in mid-Recovery period, but because it was only one prior year I don't see a problem with changing if you want to.  Look for something that says to use the MACRS "tables" (in ProSeries it is WAY down near the bottom).

Otherwise, it hypothetically may be correct.  I say "hypothetically" because there is some question if the order of operations is correct, but at any rate, several major software programs treat it this way when they use the mathematical method without the "tables".

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TaxGuyBill
Level 15

I'm not entirely sure about Lacerte, but the 'default' for ProSeries is to NOT use the MACRS tables.  The way it does it using the mathematical way, things get funky when the business percentage varies.

You generally aren't supposed to switch in mid-Recovery period, but because it was only one prior year I don't see a problem with changing if you want to.  Look for something that says to use the MACRS "tables" (in ProSeries it is WAY down near the bottom).

Otherwise, it hypothetically may be correct.  I say "hypothetically" because there is some question if the order of operations is correct, but at any rate, several major software programs treat it this way when they use the mathematical method without the "tables".