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Drab Corporation,a Calendar Year and Cash Basis Taxpayer,is Formed in December

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Drab Corporation,a calendar year and cash basis taxpayer,is formed in December 2014.In the same month,expenses are incurred as follows:
Attorney fees for drafting the charter and by-laws $14,000 Expenses for issuing and selling stock16,000 CPA fees for establishing accounting system7,000Fees for transfer of assets to the corporation 10,000Expenses of organizational meetings of temporary directors and shareholders 3,000Incorporation fee paid to the state 2,000\begin{array} { l } \text {Attorney fees for drafting the charter and by-laws }&\$14,000\\ \text { Expenses for issuing and selling stock}&16,000\\ \text { CPA fees for establishing accounting system}&7,000\\ \text {Fees for transfer of assets to the corporation }&10,000\\ \text {Expenses of organizational meetings of temporary directors and shareholders }&3,000\\ \text {Incorporation fee paid to the state }&2,000\\\end{array}

a.How much qualifies as organizational expenditures that can be deducted or amortized over a period of 180 months or more?
b.Would it matter if some of these expenses were not paid until 2015?

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