Reference no: EM132012405

Acorn Ltd. has a November 30-year end. As of December 01, 2015, Acorn Ltd. had the following UCC balances for its various tangible assets:

                                              Class 01             $705,600

                                              Class 08             330,000

                                              Class 10             185,000

                                              Class 13             175,500

Class 01: A new building was purchased on December 15, 2015 at a cost of $ 950,000, with $ 150,000 of this total being allocated to the land on which the building was situated. The new building was used 50% for manufacturing and processing and 50% for office space. It is allocated a separate Class 01.

The December 01, 2015 balance in Class 01 reflected a single building that was acquired on December 15, 2013 for $ 1,000,000. Of this total, $ 250,000 was allocated to the land in which the building was situated. This building was sold for $ 900,000 on June 5, 2016. At that time, the value of the land was unchanged at $ 250,000.

Class 08: Acorn Ltd. acquired Class 08 assets for $ 240,000 on February25, 2016. Acorn Ltd. traded in older Class 08 assets and they received a trade in allowance of $ 15,000, resulting in a net cost for the new assets of $ 225,000. The capital cost of the assets traded in was $ 60,000.

Class 10: The balance in Class 10 reflected 10 vehicles that were being used by Acorn Ltd.’s sales staff. Their original cost totaled $ 230,000. Acorn Ltd. decided it would be more economical to provide its sales staff with leased vehicles. Consequently, on April 02, 2016, the 10 vehicles were sold; Acorn Ltd. received $ 140,000 for those 10 vehicles. The amount received for each vehicle was less than its capital cost.

Acorn Ltd. acquired a Mercedes on August 01, 2016, for the use of Acorn Ltd.’s accountant. The Mercedes total cost was $ 145,000, plus 7% PST and 5% GST. The accountant drove the Mercedes 65,000 kilometers during the 2016 fiscal year, with only 10,000 kilometers involving employment duties. The accountant was not a shareholder of Acorn Ltd.

Class 13: Some of Acorn Ltd.’s business was conducted out of a building that was leased by Acorn Ltd. The lease, which had an initial term of 6 years, could be renewed for 2 additional years at the end of the initial term. Immediately after the lease was signed on July 01, 2014, Acorn Ltd. spent $ 216,000 on leasehold improvements. During June, 2016, an additional $ 54,000 was spent upgrading this property.

Acorn Ltd. purchased an unlimited life franchise for $ 130,000 on June 03, 2014. This franchise was sold on December 12, 2015 for $ 140,000.

Acorn Ltd.’s policy was to deduct maximum CCA and maximum CEC amount in each year of operation.

Required:

Calculate the maximum CCA and maximum CEC amount that can be deducted for the year ending November 30, 2016 for Acorn Ltd. Your answer should include the maximum that could be deducted for each CCA class. In addition, indicate the amount of any recapture or terminal loss that resulted from the dispositions during the fiscal year.