Question

If the depreciable investment is $1,000,000 and the MACRS 5-Year class schedule is: Year-1: 20%; Year-2: 32%; Year-3: 19.2%; Year-4: 11.5%; Year-5: 11.5% and Year-6: 5.8% Calculate the depreciation tax shield for Year-2 using a tax rate of 30%:

Answer 1

Answer: C.$96,000

Explanation:

The Depreciation Tax Shield refers to how much in taxes are being saved by the company for depreciating an asset because Depreciation is tax deductible.

Depreciation Tax Shield = Tax Rate * Depreciation Amount for year

= 30% * ( 1,000,000 * 32%)

= 30% * 320,000

= $96,000

By claiming a Depreciation of $320,000 in Year 2, the depreciable asset saved the company $96,000 in taxes.