1. Has the company properly handled the depreciation of the one item of machinery reflected on its income statement for the year-ended December 31, 2012? Why or why not?
2. How would you handle the depreciation deduction for income tax purposes?
3. How should the controller handle the matter, assuming the financial reports have not been issued as yet, and that he reasons at stages 3, 4, and 5 in Kohlberg model?