(TCO C) Recently, a group of university students decided to incorporate for the

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(TCO C) Recently, a group of university students decided to incorporate for the purposes of selling a process to recycle the waste product from manufacturing cheese. Some of the initial costs involved were legal fees and office expenses incurred in starting the business, state incorporation fees, and stamp taxes. One student wishes to charge these costs against revenue in the current period. Another student wishes to defer these costs and amortize them in the future. Which student is correct and why? (Points : 15)

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These costs are referred to as start-up costs, or more specifically organizational costs in this case. Accounting for start up costs is straightforward—expense these costs as incurred. The profession recognizes that these costs are incurred with the expectation that future revenues will occur or increased efficiencies will result. However, to determine the amount and timing of future benefits is so difficult that a conservative approach—expensing these costs as incurred—is required

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