Southern Atlantic Distributors began operations in January 2018 and purchased a delivery truck for $120,000.

Southern Atlantic Distributors began operations in January 2018 and purchased a delivery truck for $120,000. Southern Atlantic plans to use straight-line depreciation over a four-year expected useful life for financial reporting purposes. For tax purposes, the deduction is 50% of cost in 2018, 30% in 2019, and 20% in 2020. Pretax accounting income for 2018 was $540,000, which includes interest revenue of $70,000 from municipal bonds. The enacted tax rate is 40%.