Organizational expenditures include the following:

• Legal services incident to organization.
• Necessary accounting services.
• Fees paid to the state of incorporation.

Assume the same facts as above, except that the amount paid for the legal services was $28,000 (instead of $19,000). What amount may be deducted as organizational expenditures in 2018? Please show solutions.

Gull Corporation, a cash method, calendar year C corporation, was formed and began business on November 1, 2018. Gull incurred the following expenses during its first year of operations (November 1, 2018-December 31, 2018): Expenses of temporary directors and organizational meetings $21,000 Fee paid to state of incorporation 3,000 Expenses for printing and sale of stock certificates 11,000 Legal services for drafting the corporate charter and bylaws 19,000 (not paid until January 2019)