Which of the Following Payments Are Currently Deductible

question 158

Multiple Choice

Which of the following payments are currently deductible?
I.Steve is a self-employed attorney. He pays another attorney $14,000 to represent him in a lawsuit that alleged that he was liable in a personal auto accident.
II.Connie has an investment portfolio in excess of $600,000. She pays Chris $1,000 to do an analysis of her investments and make recommendations on restructuring the portfolio.
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• A)Only statement I is correct.
• B)Only statement II is correct.
• C)Both statements are correct.
• D)Neither statement is correct.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in an equation or model that are assumed to influence or cause changes in dependent variables.

Regression Model

A statistical tool used to predict the value of a dependent variable based on the value(s) of one or more independent variables.

Multicollinearity

A statistical phenomenon where several independent variables in a regression model are highly linearly related.

Dependent Variable

In statistical modeling, this is the variable that is being tested and measured to see if it is influenced by one or more independent variables.