Helen, an independent contractor who lives and works in Cleveland, obtains a large contract that will require her to live and work in Atlanta for a period of ten months. Helen leaves her husband and children in Cleveland and rents an apartment in Atlanta during the ten-month period. Helen incurs the following expenses: 3 (Click the icon to view the expenses.) Read the requirements. $ 750 Airfare to and from Atlanta Airfare for weekend trips to visit her family Apartment rent 6,400 9,000 Meals in Atlanta 8,200 2,400 Entertainment of customers $ 26,750 Total a. What are Helen's total deductions for 2019? b. Are the expenditures classified as for AGI or from AGI deductions? c. Do the tax consequences change if Helen's assignment is for a period of more than one year? d. Do the tax consequences in Parts a through c change if it was realistically expected that the work would be completed in ten months but after the ten-month period Helen is asked to continue for seven more months and if an additional $11,000 of travel expenses are incurred during the extended period? Requirement a. What are Helen's total deductions for 2019? Designate which of the expenditures are potentially deductible in 2019. For 2019 Airfare to and from Atlanta Airfare for weekend trips to vist her family Apartment rent Meals in Atlanta Entertainment of customers Now calculate the total deductible amount in 2019. The deductible amount for 2019 is Requirement b. Are the expenditures classified as for AGI or from AGI deductions? For 2019 Airfare to and from Atlanta Airfare for weekend trips to vist her family Apartment rent Meals in Atlanta Entertainment of customers Requirement c. Do the tax consequences change if Helen's assignment is for a period of more than one year? O A. In this situation, the airfare for weekend trips to visit her family would not be deductible. B. The airfares, apartment rent and meals would be personal nondeductible expenses. C. If Helen's assignment is for a period of more than one year, there are no tax consequence changes. The deductible amount for 2019 is still $20,250. D. In this situation, only the airfare to and from Atlanta would be deductible as a moving expense. Requirement d. Do the tax consequences in Parts a through c change if it was realistically expected that the work would be completed in ten months but after the ten-month period Helen is asked to continue for seven more months and if an additional $11,000 of travel expenses are incurred during the extended period? A. Only the expenses associated with the first twelve months would be deductible if the position of the IRS is upheld by the courts in 2019. The apartment rent, airfare and meal expenses for the last five months are not deductible because the move lasts more than one year. The entertainment is still not deductible. B. None of the expenses are deductible because the move lasts more than one year and is considered indefinite for the extended period. C. Only the arifare to and from Atlanta would be deductible as a moving expense because the move lasts more than one year and is considered indefinite. D. Only the expenses associated with the first ten months would be deductible if the position of the IRS is upheld by the courts in 2019. The apartment rent, airfare and meal expenses for the last seven months are not deductible because the move lasts more than one year and is considered indefinite for the extended period. The entertainment is still not deductible. Helen, an independent contractor who lives and works in Cleveland, obtains a large contract that will require her to live and work in Atlanta for a period of ten months. Helen leaves her husband and children in Cleveland and rents an apartment in Atlanta during the ten-month period. Helen incurs the following expenses: 3 (Click the icon to view the expenses.) Read the requirements. $ 750 Airfare to and from Atlanta Airfare for weekend trips to visit her family Apartment rent 6,400 9,000 Meals in Atlanta 8,200 2,400 Entertainment of customers $ 26,750 Total a. What are Helen's total deductions for 2019? b. Are the expenditures classified as for AGI or from AGI deductions? c. Do the tax consequences change if Helen's assignment is for a period of more than one year? d. Do the tax consequences in Parts a through c change if it was realistically expected that the work would be completed in ten months but after the ten-month period Helen is asked to continue for seven more months and if an additional $11,000 of travel expenses are incurred during the extended period? Requirement a. What are Helen's total deductions for 2019? Designate which of the expenditures are potentially deductible in 2019. For 2019 Airfare to and from Atlanta Airfare for weekend trips to vist her family Apartment rent Meals in Atlanta Entertainment of customers Now calculate the total deductible amount in 2019. The deductible amount for 2019 is Requirement b. Are the expenditures classified as for AGI or from AGI deductions? For 2019 Airfare to and from Atlanta Airfare for weekend trips to vist her family Apartment rent Meals in Atlanta Entertainment of customers Requirement c. Do the tax consequences change if Helen's assignment is for a period of more than one year? O A. In this situation, the airfare for weekend trips to visit her family would not be deductible. B. The airfares, apartment rent and meals would be personal nondeductible expenses. C. If Helen's assignment is for a period of more than one year, there are no tax consequence changes. The deductible amount for 2019 is still $20,250. D. In this situation, only the airfare to and from Atlanta would be deductible as a moving expense. Requirement d. Do the tax consequences in Parts a through c change if it was realistically expected that the work would be completed in ten months but after the ten-month period Helen is asked to continue for seven more months and if an additional $11,000 of travel expenses are incurred during the extended period? A. Only the expenses associated with the first twelve months would be deductible if the position of the IRS is upheld by the courts in 2019. The apartment rent, airfare and meal expenses for the last five months are not deductible because the move lasts more than one year. The entertainment is still not deductible. B. None of the expenses are deductible because the move lasts more than one year and is considered indefinite for the extended period. C. Only the arifare to and from Atlanta would be deductible as a moving expense because the move lasts more than one year and is considered indefinite. D. Only the expenses associated with the first ten months would be deductible if the position of the IRS is upheld by the courts in 2019. The apartment rent, airfare and meal expenses for the last seven months are not deductible because the move lasts more than one year and is considered indefinite for the extended period. The entertainment is still not deductible