Stanford owns and operates two dry cleaning businesses. He travels to Boston to discuss acquiring a restaurant.

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Stanford owns and operates two dry cleaning businesses. He travels to Boston to discuss acquiring a restaurant. Later in the month, he travels to New York to discuss acquiring a bakery. Stanford does not acquire the restaurant but does purchase the bakery on November 1, 2015.
Stanford incurred the following expenses:
Total investigation costs related to the restaurant ................... $28,000
Total investigation costs related to the bakery ....................... 51,000
What is the maximum amount Stanford can deduct in 2015 for investigation expenses?
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South Western Federal Taxation 2016 Comprehensive

ISBN: 9781305395114

39th Edition

Authors: James H. Boyd, William H. Jr. Hoffman, David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, James C. Young

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