You purchased an asset exactly one year ago for $75,000. You have been depreciating it under the MACRS three-year schedule (assume these depreciation percentages: Yr 1: 33.3%, Yr 2: 44.5%, Yr 3: 14.8%, and Yr 4: 7.4%). You have an offer to sell this asset for $65,000. Your tax bracket is 30%. What will be your cash flow after taxes?
EXPERT ANSWER Book value as on date of sale=cost-Accumulated depreciation =$75000*(1-0.333)=$50,025 Hence gain on sale=(65000-50025)=$14975 Hence cash flow=Sale proceeds-(gain on sale*Tax rate) =65000-(14975*30%) =$60,507.50