John Is a Self-Employed Computer Consultant Who Lives and Works

question 96

Multiple Choice

John is a self-employed computer consultant who lives and works in Dallas. John paid for the following activities in conjunction with his business. Which is not deductible in any amount? 1. Dinner with a potential client where the client's business was discussed.
2) A trip to Houston to negotiate a contract.
3) A seminar in Houston on new developments in the software industry.
4) A trip to New York to visit a school chum who is also interested in computers.

• A) 1 only.
• B) 2 only.
• C) 3 only.
• D) 4 only.
• E) None of these.

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Definitions:

Amygdala

A component of the brain's limbic system involved in emotion, particularly the processing of fear.

Brainstem

The lower part of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord and controls vital bodily functions such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.

Medulla

A region at the base of the brainstem that controls vital life-sustaining functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a chemical synapse, from one neuron (nerve cell) to another 'target' neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.