Ficus, Inc. began business on March 1, 2016, and elected to file its income tax return on a calendar-year basis. The corporation incurred $800 in organizational expenditures. Assuming the corporation does not elect to expense but chooses to amortize the costs over 180 months, the maximum allowable deduction for amortization of organizational expenditures in 2016 is:

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The organizational expenditures are amortized over 180 months. For 2016, the corporation can deduct the monthly amortization amount for the 10 months from March to December. The monthly amortization is $800/180 = $4.44. Therefore, the deduction for 2016 is $4.44 * 10 = $44.44.