Question

Jose purchased a delivery van for his business through an online auction. His winning bid for the van was $37,500. In addition, Jose incurred the following expenses before using the van: shipping costs of $850; paint to match the other fleet vehicles at a cost of $1,480; registration costs of $2,913, which included $2,700 of sales tax and a registration fee of $213; wash and detailing for $101; and an engine tune-up for $269.

What is Jose�s cost basis for the delivery van?

Answer 1

Answer:

$42,530

Explanation:

The computation of cost basis for the delivery van is shown below:-

Cost basis for the delivery van = Purchase price + Shipping cost + Paint + Sales tax

= $37,500 + $850 + $1,480 + $2,700

= $42,530

Here the shipping cost, paint, sales tax is business preparation cost. So, for computing the cost basis of delivery van we simply added the purchase price, shipping cost, paint and sales tax.