Small businesses use legal services for a variety of reasons, and the fees for these services can be hefty.

Small businesses, for example, are particularly vulnerable to frivolous lawsuits designed essentially to extort a settlement (a few years ago more than one-third reported that they had have been sued) and they incur substantial legal fees in these actions.

Unfortunately, not all legal fees are immediately tax deductible. The tax treatment of legal fees usually depends on what you incur them for.

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