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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Beech Corporation, an accrual basis taxpayer, was organized and began business on July 1, 2010

Beech Corporation, an accrual basis taxpayer, was organized and began business on July 1, 2010. During 2010, the corporation incurred the following expenses:

State fees for incorporation $ 500
Legal and accounting fees incident to organization 1,800
Expenses for the sale of stock 2,100
Organizational meeting expenses 750

Assuming that Beech Corporation does not elect to expense but chooses to amortize organizational expenditures over 15 years, calculate the corporation's deduction for its calendar tax year 2010.


Click here for the solution: Beech Corporation, an accrual basis taxpayer, was organized and began business on July 1, 2010