{
  "id": "ELEC_STARTUP_EXPENSES",
  "name": "Election to Deduct Start-up Expenditures",
  "category": "deduction",
  "jurisdiction": "federal",
  "eligibility_type": "opportunity",
  "eligibility": {
    "description": "Taxpayer must be starting or acquiring an active trade or business. The $5,000 immediate deduction phases out if total start-up costs exceed $50,000.",
    "requires_entity_type": null,
    "min_age": null,
    "max_age": null
  },
  "parameters": {},
  "entity_specific": false,
  "entity_types": null,
  "conflicts": [],
  "actionability": {
    "retroactive_status": "deadline_passed",
    "retroactive_note": "Action required during tax year — verify if still applicable",
    "forward_status": "available"
  },
  "description": "Allows an immediate deduction of up to $5,000 in business start-up costs in the year the business begins, with the remainder amortized over 180 months.",
  "irc_reference": "IRC §195",
  "deadline": "",
  "savings_potential": "medium",
  "benefits": "business",
  "discovered_by": "discovery_engine_v1",
  "calculator_implemented": false
}