1.306 -Election to Deduct and Amortize Business Start-up Costs

Item	Description	FY2014	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018
1.306	Election to Deduct and Amortize Business Start-up Costs Individuals or investors in a trade or business may elect to treat business start-up expenditures as deferred expenses and amortize them over a period of not less than 180 months, starting with the month in which the business begins. For a more detailed description of this tax expenditure, see corporate excise item 2.304 . Origin: IRC § 195 Estimate: $0.5	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.6	0.5

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ORIGIN
IRC	Federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.)
U.S.C	United States Code
M.G.L.	Massachusetts General Laws
Rev. Rul.; C.B.	Revenue Ruling; Cumulative Bulletin of the U.S. Treasury
ESTIMATES	All estimates are in $ millions.