Candlewood LLC started business on September 1, and it adopted a calendar tax year. During the year,Candlewood incurred $6,500 in legal fees for drafting the LLC's operating agreement and $3,000 in accountingfees for tax advice of an organizational nature, for a total of $9,500 of organizational costs. Candlewood alsoincurred $30,000 of preopening advertising expenses and $24,500 of salaries and training costs for newemployees before opening for business, for a total of $54,500 of startup costs. The LLC wants to take the largestdeduction available for these costs.If required, round any division to six decimal places and use in subsequent computations. Roundyour final answers to the nearest dollar.How much can Candlewood deduct as organizational expenses? As startup expenses?The LLC may deduct $expenses.X as organizational expenses and $as startup

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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