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Boxer LLC Has Acquired Various Types of Assets Recently Boxer Did Not Elect §179 Expense or Potential Bonus Depreciation

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Boxer LLC has acquired various types of assets recently. Below is a list of assets acquired during 2013 and 2014:  Asset  Cost Basis  Convention  Date Placed in  Service  Machinery 25,000 Half year  January 24, 2013  Warehouse 800,000 Mid month  August 1, 2013  Furniture 100,000 October 5, 2014  Computer equipment 65,000 October 10, 2014  Office equipment 34,000 September 28, 2014  Automobile 35,000 July 15, 2014  Office building 800,000 September 24, 2014 \begin{array} { | l | r | l | l | } \hline \text { Asset } & { \text { Cost Basis } } & \text { Convention } & \text { Date Placed in } \\& & & \text { Service } \\\hline \text { Machinery } & 25,000 & \text { Half year } & \text { January 24, 2013 } \\\hline \text { Warehouse } & 800,000 & \text { Mid month } & \text { August 1, 2013 } \\\hline \text { Furniture } & 100,000 & & \text { October 5, 2014 } \\\hline \text { Computer equipment } & 65,000 & & \text { October 10, 2014 } \\\hline \text { Office equipment } & 34,000 & & \text { September 28, 2014 } \\\hline \text { Automobile } & 35,000 & & \text { July 15, 2014 } \\\hline \text { Office building } & 800,000 & & \text { September 24, 2014 } \\\hline\end{array} Boxer did not elect §179 expense or potential bonus depreciation in 2013, but would like to elect §179 expense for 2014 (assume that taxable income is sufficient). Calculate Boxer's maximum depreciation expense for 2014, rounded to the nearest whole number (ignore bonus depreciation for 2014). If necessary, use the 2013 luxury automobile limitation amount for 2014 and assume that the 2013 §179 limits are extended to 2014.

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