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, 2019.

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 2019 for investigation expenses?

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South-Western Federal Taxation 2020 Comprehensive

ISBN: 9780357109144

43rd Edition

Authors: David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, James C. Young, Annette Nellen, William H. Hoffman

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