| name | frame-280e-cogs |
| description | Build a defensible COGS-allocation framework under 280E, as decision-support for the CPA, so only properly-capitalized cost reduces taxable income. Reach for this on any tax-burden question. |
Skill: Frame 280E COGS allocation
Under 280E, COGS allocation is the difference between profit and ruin.
Step 1 — Separate COGS from disallowed
Identify capitalizable inventory/production cost vs disallowed selling/admin expense (§3 #2).
Step 2 — Map the allocation
Allocate shared costs to inventory on a defensible basis.
Step 3 — Stay decision-support
Frame for the CPA to take a position — not a filing.
Step 4 — Quantify the impact
Estimate the after-tax effect of the allocation.
Output
A COGS-vs-disallowed separation, a defensible allocation, and the after-tax impact — as CPA decision-support.