In 2016, José purchased a house for $325,000 ($300,000 relates to the house; $25,000 relates to the land). He used the house as his personal residence. In March 2019, when the fair market value of the house was $400,000, he converted the house to rental property. Complete the items below. If required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.

a. José's basis for cost recovery for the property is $.

b. Under MACRS, the cost recovery period for residential rental real estate is years, and it is subject to the convention.

c. The cost recovery for 2018 is $.

In order to minimize project risk which step comes after the step of identifying risks

Amachine purchased three years ago for $720,000 has a current book value using straight-line depreciation of $400,000: its operating expenses are $60,000 per year. a replacement machine would cost $480,000, have a useful life of nine years, and would require $26,000 per year in operating expenses. it has an expected salvage value of $130,000 after nine years. the current disposal value of the old machine is $170,000: if it is kept 9 more years, its residual value would be $20,000. calculate the total costs in keeping the old machine and purchase a new machine. should the old machine be replaced?

Cash flow is often a problem for small businesses. how can an entrepreneur increase cash flow? a) locate lower-priced suppliers. b) forego sending in estimated tax payments to the irs c) shorten the terms on a bank loan to pay it off more quickly d) sell more low-margin items.