Abalone corporation, an accrual basis taxpayer, was formed and began operations on september 1, 2018. the following expenses were incurred during the first tax year (september 1, 2018 to december 31, 2018) of operations: expenses of temporary directors and of organizational meetings - $ 10,000; fee paid to the state of incorporation - $1,600; accounting services incident to organization - $6,800; legal services for drafting the corporate charter and bylaws - $2,000; expenses incident to the printing and sale of stock certificates - $8,000 (total - $28,400). assume abalone corporation makes an appropriate and timely election under section 248(c) and the related regulations. what is the maximum organizational expense abalone may write off for tax year 2018?

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u.s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht.a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?