Carol is a single mother who owns a wholesale auto partsdistributorship. The business is organized as a soleproprietorship. Her business has advanced and she can nolonger devote the time necessary to do her own tax return.Because she always has prepared her own return Carol is familiarwith most tax rules applicable to her business and personalaffairs. However she has come to you for advice with respectto a number of items she paid during the current year. Youare to determine whether she can take a deduction for theexpenditures in the current year.