Franklin is a medical doctor and a scientist. He works at a local hospital in the mornings,
Question:
Franklin is a medical doctor and a scientist. He works at a local hospital in the mornings, attending to patients. At lunchtime he takes a train to the local university where he works in a research laboratory. At the end of the day, he takes the train home. The train fares for the year include $1,200 from home to hospital, $800 between hospital and the local university and another $1,000 from the university back to home.
In the current income year, Franklin opens his own practice, servicing local residents. He rented an office for $10,000 a month. In order to run the business, he has to put his beloved dog to a local pet shop for pet minding. He incurs $ 20,000 pet minding fees for the income year.
Advise Franklin as to the tax deductibility for the above expenditures by referencing to the tax laws and case laws.
South Western Federal Taxation 2015 Essentials of Taxation Individuals and Business Entities
ISBN: 9781285438290
18th edition
Authors: James Smith, William Raabe, David Maloney, James Young