A firm has a machine it can sell for $50,000. The book value of the machine is $20,000 at the moment. If the firm sells the machine today, what is the tax implication from the sale? assume that the tax rate is 40%.

Respuesta :

The tax implication is 12000.

What is tax implication?

The tax implications are that you file a tax return and may be taxed on profits, if they exceed your expenses by the amount allowed by law.

Given,

the machine can be sell for 50,000

the book value is 20,000

tax implication = (50,000-20,000)*40%

=30000*40/100

= 12000

As  there is capital gain, which  means the company will have to pay taxes of 12,000. So, this is a liability of 12,000 which means the answer is = -12,000.00

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