A Taxpayer Opens a New Business This Year

question 77

True/False

A taxpayer opens a new business this year.Prior to opening,she incurred $45,000 of business investigation and preopening costs.The taxpayer can elect to currently deduct $5,000 and amortize the balance over 180 months.

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Definitions:

Primary Section

The initial or first part of a system, process, or document that precedes all others and usually contains fundamental components or information.

Ignition System

That part of a gasoline-powered engine that provides the heat to ignite the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber by sending a high-voltage spark through a spark plug gap.

Battery Voltage

The electric potential difference measured across the terminals of a battery, indicating the battery's charge state.

Atkinson Cycle

A modified four-cycle gasoline engine. Compared to the conventional model, the intake stroke in the Atkinson cycle is allowed to continue longer, until the piston is moving back up to compress the air-fuel mixture. This forces some of the air-fuel charge from the cylinder and back into the intake. The reduced charge generates less power but also uses less fuel and produces fewer emissions.