George and Jeannie Want to Open a Restaurant

question 4

Essay

George and Jeannie want to open a restaurant. They contribute $3,000 each for a survey to locate an appropriate area for their restaurant and $2,000 each for a real estate agent to locate a suitable building for them to buy. Shortly after this, Jeannie and George have a disagreement and Jeannie walks away from the plan. Although she asks George to reimburse her, he refuses. George then continues the project by himself. He spends $4,000 for legal and accounting fees to set the business up and $8,000 for staff training. What are the tax consequences to George and Jeannie for these expenditures when the restaurant opens in July?

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