Vernon is a cash basis taxpayer with a calendar tax year. on october 1, 2018, vernon entered into a lease to rent a building for use in his business at $3,000 a month. on that day vernon paid 18 months' rent on the building, a total of $54,000 ($3,000 × 18 months). how much may vernon deduct for rent expense on his 2018 tax return?

a.$54,000

b.$0

c.$12,000

d.$36,000

e. none of these choices are correct.

Assume that the governance committee states that all projects costing more than $70,000 must be reviewed and approved by the chief information officer and the it senior leadership team (slt). at this point, the cio has the responsibility to ensure that management processes observe the governance rules. for example, the project team might present the proposed project in an slt meeting for a vote of approval. what does this scenario illustrate about organizational structure?