Thank you for looking into this.
Yes, the advertising was per legal requirement, as was the probate fee, and approved by the Court. Counsel for the estate assured us that these were proper, non-miscellaneous expenses required by the State, and not subject to the 2% limitation.
You see my dilemma. The K-1 instructions direct me to report these costs on the appropriate line of Schedule A, and the Schedule A instructions would appear to say otherwise.
