18. ABC company is your client. All of the following will not be deductible because they violate public policy except: a. Expenses paid in defending ABC in a lawsuit because ABC may have violated environmental protection regulations. b. Expenses paid by ABC to a loan shark who lent ABC money and is collecting interest that exceed the laws governing interest payments. c. Expenses paid to the township zoning board to bribe them to allow a zoning easement. d. Expenses paid to an arsonist to burn down a building that has a high insurance value