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Please solve the question below and select one of the multiple-choice options (a-d).
Fish Corporation, an accrual method, calendar year C corporation, was formed and began business on November 1, of the current year. Fish incurred the following expenses during its first year of operations (November 1 – December 31, current year).
Fish Corporation Expenses
Expenses of temporary directors and organizational meetings | $23,100 |
Fee paid to state of incorporation | $3,300 |
Expenses for printing and sale of stock certificates | $12,100 |
Legal services for drafting the corporate charter and bylaws | $28,000 |
What amount may be deducted as organizational expenditures in the current year?
a.$1,204.44
b.$600.00
c.$1,197.78
d.$1,332.22
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