Colin, a self-employed consultant, uses a room of his home as a business office. This room represents 10 percent of the home's square footage. This year, Colin incurred the following expenses in connection with his home:
Home mortgage interest
Property tax on residence
Homeowner's insurance
Utilities
Furnace repairs
$13,780
$3,000
$2,180
$2,900
$380
Colin purchased the home in 2000 for $240,000. For MACRS depreciation purposes, he allocated $187,200 to the building and $52,800 to the land. Use Table 7.4.
b. If Colin's gross business income exceeded his operating expenses by $2,600, compute his net profit for the year.