he can only provide written documentation of the business purpose for trips totaling 820 miles. What business expense amount can Ryan deduct (if any) for these trips? 52. Christopher is a self-employed cash-method, calendar-year taxpayer, and he made the following cash payments related to his business this year. Calculate the after-tax cost of each payment assuming Christopher has a 37 percent marginal tax rate. 2.400 a $500 fine for speeding while traveling to a client meeting. b) $800 of interest on a short-term loan incurred in September and repaid in November. Half of the loan proceeds was used immediately to pay salaries and the other half was invested in municipal bonds until November. 1.400 c) $600 for office supplies in May of this year. He used half of the supplies this year and he will use the remaining half by February of next year. 1.250 a $450 for several pairs of work boots. Christopher expects to use the boots about 80 percent of the time in his business and the remainder of the time for hiking. Consider the boots to be a form of clothing. 53. Heather is an attorney who paid $15,000 to join a country club in order to meet potential clients. This year she also paid $4,300 in greens fees when golfing with clients and paid an additional $1,700 for meals with clients in the clubhouse. Under what circumstances, if any, can Heather deduct all or part of the $21,000 paid to the country club this year? -2 111 any). 1-2 b) Ryan estimates that he drove approximately 1,300 miles on business trips, but he can only provide written documentation of the business purpose for trips totaling 820 miles. What business expense amount can Ryan deduct (if any) for these trips? Home ne 52. Christopher is a self-employed cash-method, calendar-year taxpayer, and he made the following cash payments related to his business this year. Calculate the after-tax cost of each payment assuming Christopher has a 37 percent marginal tax rate. 2.400 a) $500 fine for speeding while traveling to a client meeting, b) $800 of interest on a short-term loan incurred in September and repaid in November. Half of the loan proceeds was used immediately to pay salaries and the other half was invested in municipal bonds until November. 4.600 c) $600 for office supplies in May of this year. He used half of the supplies this year and he will use the remaining half by February of next year. 7.250 d) $450 for several pairs of work boots. Christopher expects to use the boots about 80 percent of the time in his business and the remainder of the time for hiking. Consider the boots to be a form of clothing. 53. Heather is an attorney who paid $15,000 to join a country club in order to meet potential clients. This year she also paid $4,300 in greens fees when golfing with clients and paid an additional $1,700 for meals with clients in the clubhouse. Under what circumstances, if any, can Heather deduct all or part of the $21.000 paid to the country club this year? 0 1.2