Michelle operates several food trucks. Indicate the amount (if any) that she can deduct as an ordinary and necessary business deduction in each of the following situations. Note: Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable. a. Michelle moves her food truck between various locations on a daily rotation. Last week, Michelle was stopped for speeding. She paid a fine of $160 for speeding, including $115 for legal advice in connection with the ticket. b. Michelle paid $785 to reserve a parking place for her food truck for the fall football season outside the local football stadium. Michelle also paid $130 for tickets to a game for her children. c. Michelle provided a candidate with free advertising painted on her truck during the candidate's campaign for city council. Michelle paid $640 to have the ad prepared and an additional $340 to have the ad removed from the truck after the candidate lost the election. d. Michelle realized a $1,235 loss when she sold one of her food trucks to her father, a related party.
Michelle operates several food trucks. Indicate the amount (if any) that she can deduct as an ordinary and necessary business deduction in each of the following situations.
Note: Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.
a. Michelle moves her food truck between various locations on a daily rotation. Last week, Michelle was stopped for speeding. She paid a fine of $160 for speeding, including $115 for legal advice in connection with the ticket.
b. Michelle paid $785 to reserve a parking place for her food truck for the fall football season outside the local football stadium. Michelle also paid $130 for tickets to a game for her children.
c. Michelle provided a candidate with free advertising painted on her truck during the candidate's campaign for city council. Michelle paid $640 to have the ad prepared and an additional $340 to have the ad removed from the truck after the candidate lost the election.
d. Michelle realized a $1,235 loss when she sold one of her food trucks to her father, a related party.
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