which of the following is not a variable in the determination of whether or not the expenses in investigating a business can be deductedthe amount of reasonable expendituresthe nature of the business...

which of the following is not a variable in the determination of whether or not the expenses in investigating a business can be deductedthe amount of reasonable expendituresthe nature of the business being investigatedwhether or not the acquisition actually takes placethe current business of the taxpayernone of the above