Hi bby,
When determining dates for depreciation of assets, the IRS and tax code place emphasis on the placed in service date, rather than the purchase date. If you did not start your business until after January 1st, then, by definition, you could not have placed any assets in service before then either. All assets purchased before starting a business are placed in service on day 1 of the business.
I hope this helps.
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