What business expense amount can Ryan deduct (if any) for these trips?
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Ryan is self-employed. This year Ryan used his personal auto for several long business trips. Ryan paid $2,370 for
gasoline on these trips. His depreciation on the car if he was using it fully for business purposes would be $4,500. During
the year, he drove his car a total of 13,600 miles (a combination of business and personal travel).
Note: Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.
b. Ryan estimates that he drove approximately 1,590 miles on business trips, but he can only provide written documentation of the
business purpose for trips totaling 990 miles. What business expense amount can Ryan deduct (if any) for these trips?
Maximum deductible amount](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F83b62d92-ae46-4dd3-8277-7ec31e6fe3f8%2F3eb16303-fbfd-43d3-a0aa-64597bd15fc6%2F7tnk5g_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Ryan is self-employed. This year Ryan used his personal auto for several long business trips. Ryan paid $2,370 for
gasoline on these trips. His depreciation on the car if he was using it fully for business purposes would be $4,500. During
the year, he drove his car a total of 13,600 miles (a combination of business and personal travel).
Note: Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.
b. Ryan estimates that he drove approximately 1,590 miles on business trips, but he can only provide written documentation of the
business purpose for trips totaling 990 miles. What business expense amount can Ryan deduct (if any) for these trips?
Maximum deductible amount
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