LSG Company is a calendar year, cash basis taxpayer. On November 1, 2018, LSG paid $9,450 cash to the janitorial service firm that cleans LSG’s administrative offices and retail stores. How much of this expenditure can LSG deduct in 2018 assuming that the expenditure is a prepayment for 18 months of cleaning services from November 2018 through April 2020?

LSG Company is a calendar year, cash basis taxpayer. On November 1, 2018, LSG paid $9,450 cash to the janitorial service firm that cleans LSG’s administrative offices and retail stores. How much of this expenditure can LSG deduct in 2018 assuming that the expenditure is a prepayment for 18 months of cleaning services from November 2018 through April 2020?

CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS

20th Edition

ISBN:9780357110362

Author:Murphy

Publisher:Murphy

Chapter5: Introduction To Business Expenses

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 71P

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