Casualty loss deduction and how is it deducted

Assignment Help Financial Accounting

Reference no: EM13792264

Mary Contrary runs a nursery, Mary Contrary’s Garden, out of her home. She uses the greenhouse, which is attached to her home, to grow the plants that she sells and to grow her personal garden plants. The business use of the nursery is 80%. On August 12, an overly conscientious employee left the nursery roof open overnight because the plants looked thirsty and it was supposed to rain. The nursery was flooded and the damage to the nursery cost $35,000 to repair. Mary originally paid $70,000 for the nursery addition to the house and the FMV of the greenhouse before the flood was $110,000. She has properly taken $10,000 of depreciation on the greenhouse. The insurance company reimbursed Mary $25,000. Mary’s adjusted gross income before any casualties is $65,000.

What is the amount of Mary’s casualty loss deduction and how is it deducted?

Reference no: EM13792264

Questions Cloud

About the purchases budget : Crosser Company budgets on a quarterly basis. The following beginning and ending inventory levels (in units) are planned for the first and second quarters of 2012: If Crosser Company were to manufacture 400,000 finished units (in total) during the fi..

Calculate the equipments internal rate of return : The Pearce Club, Inc., is considered investing in an exercise machine that costs $5,000 andwould increase revenues by $1,500 a year for five years. The machine would be depreciated over its five-year useful life via the straight-line method and would..

Amount of cost of goods sold the ending inventory balance : During 2014, Welch Manufacturing Company incurred $51,600,000 of research and development (R&D) costs to create a long-life battery to use in computers. In accordance with FASB standards, the entire R&D cost was recognized as an expense in 2014. Dete..

What is the cost of waste due to excess inventory : Kate Connor, a teacher at Meadow Middle School, is in charge of ordering the T-shirts to be sold for the school’s annual fund-raising project. The T-shirts are printed with a special Meadow School logo. If the school receives actual sales orders for ..

Casualty loss deduction and how is it deducted : Mary Contrary runs a nursery, Mary Contrary’s Garden, out of her home. She uses the greenhouse, which is attached to her home, to grow the plants that she sells and to grow her personal garden plants. The business use of the nursery is 80%. What is t..

Consolidated group file separate income tax returns : Why might a consolidated group file separate income tax returns?

Amount of unrealized intra-entity profit in ending inventory : Prince Corp. owned 80% of Kile Corp.'s common stock. During October 2013, Kile sold merchandise to Prince for $140,000. At December 31, 2013, 50% of this merchandise remained in Prince's inventory. For 2013, gross profit percentages were 30% of sales..

What is the present worth of the bonus package : A small internet company plans to offer its employees a salary enhancement package which has revenue sharing as its main component. Specifically, the company will set aside 1% of total sales for yearend bonuses for all of its employees. The sales are..

Compute the cost of goods sold for the prior year : Mountain Mabel's is a small general store located just outside of Yellowstone National Park. The store uses a periodic inventory system. Every January 1, Mabel and her husband close the store and take a complete physical inventory while watching the ..

User Account

All Pages