Question

Problem 9-41 (LO. 5)

Elijah, who is single, is employed as a full-time high school teacher. The school district where he works recently instituted a policy requiring all of its teachers to start working on a master's degree. Pursuant to this new rule, Elijah spent most of the summer of 2017 taking graduate courses at an out-of-town university. His MAGI is $64,000 and expenses are as follows:

Tuition $6,600
Books and course materials 1,500
Lodging 1,700
Meals 2,200
Laundry and dry cleaning 200
Campus parking 300
In addition, Elijah drove his personal automobile 2,200 miles in connection with the education. He uses the automatic mileage method.

Click here to access Exhibit 9.1. Assume that the AGI limitations of § 222 are not exceeded.

a. Which of these expenses, if any, might qualify as deductions for AGI? Select "Yes" or "No" whichever is applicable.

Tuition (subject to limitation) Yes
Lodging No
Auto mileage No
Campus parking No
Books and course materials No
Laundry and dry cleaning No
Meals (subject to 50% limit) No
How much, if any, of these expenses might qualify as deductions for AGI? 4000

b. How much of these expenses might qualify as deductions from AGI? (Assume the amount from Part a is claimed.)

Answer 1

A. Tuition

$4,000

B. $8,665

Step-by-step explanation:

a. Based on the information given the expenses, that might qualify as deductions for AGI which is fully known as ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME is TUITION.

Calculation to determine how much of these expenses might qualify as deductions for AG1

Based on the information given How much of these expenses might qualify as deductions for AGI (ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME) is $4,000 reason been that ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME limitation of section 222 did not exceed the amount of $65,000 for unmarried return as well as the amount of $130,000 for a joint return) which means that since Elijah spent the amount of $6,600 on his tuition, the section 222 deduction for Elijah ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME will be limited to the amount of $4,000

b. Calculation to determine How much of these expenses might qualify as deductions from AG1

Tuition $2,600

($6,600 − $4,000)

Add Books and course materials $1,500

Add Lodging $1,700

Add Meals $1,100

($2,200 × 50% cutback adjustment)

Add Laundry and dry cleaning $200

Add Campus parking $300

Add Auto mileage $1,265

(2,200 miles × $.575)

Total deduction from AGI $8,665

($2,600+$1,500+$1,700+$1,100+$200+$300+ $1,265)

Therefore How much of these expenses might qualify as deductions from AGI Assuming the amount from Part a is claimed will be $8,665