Pamela was an officer in Green Restaurant which subsequently went bankrupt. Pamela started a new restaurant and, to establish goodwill, paid off the debts of $100,000 of Green Restaurant. She was under no obligation to do so. The $100,000 is
A) deductible currently as an itemized deduction.
B) capitalized because the expenses are not ordinary.
C) deductible currently as a trade or business expense since the expenses are considered ordinary and necessary business expenses.
D) None of the above.
B) capitalized because the expenses are not ordinary.
The payments are not ordinary so they are not currently deductible but must be capitalized.
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