PRINCIPLES OF TAXATION F/BUS...(LL)
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Chapter 7, Problem 30AP
Mr. Z, a calendar year taxpayer, opened a new car wash. Prior to the car wash’s grand opening on October 8, Mr. Z incurred various start-up expenditures (rent, utilities, employee salaries, supplies, and so on). In each of the following cases, compute Mr. Z’s first-year deduction with respect to these expenditures.
- a. The start-up expenditures totaled $4,750.
- b. The start-up expenditures totaled $27,320.
- c. The start-up expenditures totaled $53,120.
- d. The start-up expenditures totaled $88,380.
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