Nevada Gold Company (LLC) purchased a gold deposit for $1,500,000. It estimated it would extract 500,000 ounces of gold from the deposit. The company mined the gold and sold it, reporting gross receipts of $1.8 million, $2.5 million, and $2 million for Years 1 through 3, respectively. During Years 1 through 3, Nevada Gold reported net income (loss) from the gold deposit activity in the amount of ($100,000), $400,000, and $100,000, respectively. In Years 1 through 3, the company actually extracted 300,000 ounces of gold as follows: Ounces of Gold extracted per year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3   50,000 150,000 100,000     What is Nevada Gold's depletion deduction for Year 2 if the applicable percentage depletion for gold is 15 percent?   Question 8 options:   $450,000.   $400,000.   $375,000.   $200,000.

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Nevada Gold Company (LLC) purchased a gold deposit for $1,500,000. It estimated it would extract 500,000 ounces of gold from the deposit. The company mined the gold and sold it, reporting gross receipts of $1.8 million, $2.5 million, and $2 million for Years 1 through 3, respectively. During Years 1 through 3, Nevada Gold reported net income (loss) from the gold deposit activity in the amount of ($100,000), $400,000, and $100,000, respectively. In Years 1 through 3, the company actually extracted 300,000 ounces of gold as follows:

Ounces of Gold extracted per year

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

 

50,000

150,000

100,000

 

 

What is Nevada Gold's depletion deduction for Year 2 if the applicable percentage depletion for gold is 15 percent?

 

Question 8 options:

 

$450,000.

 

$400,000.

 

$375,000.

 

$200,000.

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The gold depletion as per statutory requirement is lower of 15% of gross income or net income. It means depletion deduction cannot exceed net income.

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