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To What Extent Are The Expenses Incurred By Wendy Deductible For Income Tax Case Study

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Wendy, the chair of the School of Business, entertains the faculty at her home each semester and has a holiday party at the end of December for the faculty and their families. When a faculty member is promoted or has a paper published in an exceptionally prestigious journal, Wendy hosts a “Social hour” at her house. She also sponsors a picnic for the faculty and graduate students at the start of the fall semester to let them get acquainted with each other.
Issue(s)
To what extent are the expenses incurred by Wendy deductible for income tax purposes?
Conclusions
Wendy can deduct all the expenses associated with the holiday party and the “Social hour”, providing that the parties did not included any officers or highly compensated faculty. To …show more content…

Within that subparagraph, it also states that the deductible applies only to expenditures made to the employees, “other than employees who are officers, shareholders or other owners who own a 10-percent or greater interest in the business, or other highly compensated employees”. Wendy, will need to provide further evidence that the employees don’t fall within any of the “other than employees” specifications. Assuming she can provide such evidence, the Holiday parties will be deductible. In addition, Reg § 1.274-2(b)(1)(i) states that entertainment includes activities for the taxpayer and the taxpayer’s family. Thus, the faculty bringing their families will not prevent Wendy from deducting those expenses. On Popular Dry Goods Co. v. Commissioner (1927), the court held that the expenses incurred for the dances provided by the company were deductible because “Employees' dances were one of the inducements held out to the employees to increase the sales total.” If the “Social hour” Wendy hosts to celebrate when a faculty is promoted or has a paper published in an exceptionally prestigious journal, encourages their faculty to perform better. Wendy, would be able to deduct the expenses associated with the “social hour” events hosted this year. On H. H. Bowman v. Commissioner (1929), the court held that the picnics held annually were allowed as a deduction because they company obtained publicity from the event, and it maintained a proper morale

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