Paul, a Business Consultant, Regularly Takes Clients and Potential Clients

question 410

Multiple Choice

Paul, a business consultant, regularly takes clients and potential clients out to dinner. In order to deduct these expenses, Paul must maintain records substantiating all of the following except

• A) the business purpose of the dinners.
• B) the time and place of the dinners.
• C) the business relationship with the person invited.
• D) All of the above information must be substantiated in order to deduct the entertainment costs.

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