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1. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use. Chapter 9 Acquisition of Property
Murphy & Higgins
Concepts in Federal Taxation, 2011 edition
2. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use. Concept Review Capital recovery concept: Property’s basis may be recovered before any taxable income is realized from disposal of property
Property is classified by both its use and its type
3. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use. Property Tax definition of property
Term property refers to long-lived assets owned by a taxpayer
Amount invested in an asset is the property’s basis
Use of Property
Property is used for
Trade or business,
Production of income (investment), or
Personal purposes
The same property may be used differently by different taxpayers
4. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use. Types of Property Personal property (personalty)
Has a physical existence
Has form, shape and substance
Examples: Machinery, equipment, automobiles, trucks, computers, furniture, etc.,
Real property
Land and any structures that are permanently attached to land
Examples: Land and land improvements such as landscaping, shrubbery, parking lots, and fences; barns, sheds
Has form, shape and substance
Intangible property
Property that lacks a physical existence
Rights to the property exist only on paper
Have no form, shape or physical substance
Personal use property
Used purely for personal purposes
Example: Personal residence, clothing, furniture, home computer, lawnmower, personal automobile
5. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.