Clyde Operates a Sole Proprietorship Using the Cash Method

question 47

Multiple Choice

Clyde operates a sole proprietorship using the cash method. This year Clyde made the following expenditures:
$480 to U.S. Bank for 12 months of interest accruing on a business loan from September 1ˢᵗ of this year through August 31ˢᵗ of next year.
$600 for 12 months of property insurance beginning on July 1 of this year.
What is the maximum amount Clyde can deduct this year?

• A) $760
• B) $600
• C) $480
• D) $160
• E) $360

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