Exercise 6-31 (Algorithmic) (LO. 3) 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, 2020. Stanford incurred the following expenses: Total investigation costs related to the restaurant $35,750 Total investigation costs related to the bakery 53,700 If required, round any division to two decimal places and use in subsequent computation. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar. What is the maximum amount Stanford can deduct in 2020 for investigation expenses

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Explanation:

With regards to the above, since the restaurant was not acquired, the cost that is related to acquisition of restaurant will be ignored. It means that the $35,750 will not qualify for deduction.

Also, the expenses for considering the bakery $53,700 will not be allowed all at once.

Now, for any amount exceeding $50,000 there will be a reduction of $5,000

Reduced = $53,700 - $50,000 = $3,700

Then,

$5,000 - $3,700 = $1,300 deductions

Now,

$53,700 - $1,300 = $52,400 which is the deduction allowed in 180 months

Deduction per month = $52,400 / 180 = $291.11. Per month

Deduction for 2 months will be = 2 × $291.11 = $582.22

Therefore, eligible deduction = $582.22 + $1,300 = $1,882.22