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Costs incurred in investigating the creation or acquisition of an active trade or business are
classified as:
1) acquisition costs.
2) start-up costs.
3) organizational expenditures.
4) none of the above.
Solution
Cost incurred in investigating the creation or acquisition of an active trade or business are
classified as start-up costs. Option 2 is correct

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