Question

Paris operates a talent agency as a sole proprietorship,and this year she incurred the following expenses in operating her talent agency.What is the total deductible amount of these expenditures?
$1,000 dinner with a film producer where no business was discussed
$500 lunch with sister Nicky where no business was discussed
$700 business dinner with a client but Paris forgot to keep any records (oops!)
$900 tickets to the opera with a client following a business meeting
A) $450.
B) $900.
C) $1,100.
D) $1,200.
E) $0

Answer 1

Answer:

A) $450.

Explanation:

The computation of the total deductible amount of the expenses is as follows:

In the case of the deduction with respect to the meal cost and entertainment. Only the half of the expense would be deducted i.e. for the business meeting

As in the question the opera tickets is $900 so the half of $900 i.e. $450 would be allowed as a deduction

Therefore the correct option is A.