Decision
The Court determined that the expenditure was primarily "for the furtherance or promotion of that trade or business" and thus qualified as an ordinary and necessary business expense under U.S.C.S. ยง 162(a) of the Tax Code. This is significant because there is a general rule that one taxpayer cannot deduct expenses that are the obligation of another.
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