Question: Ms. Client opened her first bicycle shop (Schedule C) on August 1, 2019. Here is the complete list of expenditures she made earlier during 2019

Ms. Client opened her first bicycle shop (Schedule C) on August 1, 2019. Here is the complete list of expenditures she made earlier during 2019 toward achieving this dream:

  • $800,000, all-in cost of land on which to build
  • $260,000, all-in cost of building construction
  • $90,000, computers, furniture, display racks, signage, tools & equipment, etc. (usual bike shop PP&E)
  • $75,000, opening-day inventory
  • $24,500, attorneys and CPA fees
  • $8,000, travel (trips to bicycle manufacturers plants, bicycle trade shows, etc.), excluding meals
  • $580, meals during that travel
  • $450, local transportation (standard mileage rate, parking, tolls)
  • $9,000, pre-opening employee wages (training, etc.)
  • $7,000, advertising
  • $1,500, insurance premiums (properly allocable to pre-opening period)
  • $1,600, prepaid Grand Opening Bash expenses
  • $800, utilities

Calculate and state Ms. Clients 2019 start-up cost deduction. (No need to show or explain your work, do it elsewhere.)

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