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The profit motive distinguishes "business" activities from "personal" activities.

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To qualify as a charitable deduction the donation must be made by cash or by check.

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Which of the following costs are deductible as an itemized medical expense?

The itemized deduction for taxes includes all types of state, local, and foreign taxes.

Rachel is an engineer who practices as a sole proprietor. This year, Rachel had net business income of $500,000 from her business. Assume that Rachel pays $20,000 wages to her employees, she has $500,000 of property (unadjusted basis of equipment she purchased last year), she has no capital gains, and her taxable income before the deduction for qualified business income is $380,000. Calculate Rachel's deduction for qualified business income.

Han is a self-employed carpenter and his wife, Christine, works full time as a grade school teacher. Han paid $525 for carpentry tools and supplies, and Christine paid $3,600 as her share of health insurance premiums (not with pretax dollars) for Han and herself in a qualified plan provided by the school district (not through an exchange) . Which of the following is a true statement?

Which of the following is a true statement?

Campbell, a single taxpayer, has $95,000 of profits from her general store, which she operates as a sole proprietorship. She has no employees, $40,000 of qualified property, and $50,000 of taxable income before the deduction for qualified business income. How much is Campbell's deduction for qualified business income?

The deduction for medical expenses is limited to the amount of unreimbursed qualifying medical expenses paid during the year reduced by 2 percent of the taxpayer's AGI.

Rachel is an accountant who practices as a sole proprietor. This year, Rachel had net business income of $200,000 from her practice. Assume that Rachel pays $50,000 wages to her employees, she has $20,000 of property (unadjusted basis of equipment she purchased last year), she has no capital gains, and her taxable income before the deduction for qualified business income is $140,000. Calculate Rachel's deduction for qualified business income.

The medical expense deduction is designed to provide relief for doctors and medical practitioners.

Self-employed taxpayers can choose between claiming a deduction or a credit for the employer portion of self-employment taxes paid.

Lewis is an unmarried law student at State University, a qualified educational institution. Last year Lewis borrowed $30,000 and used the proceeds to pay his university tuition. This year Lewis paid $1,500 of interest on the loan. Which of the following is a true statement if Lewis reports $40,000 of salary and no other items of income or expense?

Cesare is 16 years old and works throughout the year at a local coffee shop. This year, he made $9,200 at the coffee shop and earned $2,000 in interest income from his savings account. Assume that Cesare is claimed as a dependent on his parents' tax return. What is Cesare's standard deduction for the year?

Ned is a head of household with a dependent son, Todd, who is a full-time student. This year Ned made the following expenditures related to Todd's support: What amount can Ned include in his itemized deductions?

Qualified education expenses for purposes of the deduction of interest on educational loans are expenses paid for the education of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a taxpayer's dependent to attend a postsecondary institution of higher education.

For married taxpayers filing separately, excess business losses are defined as aggregate business deductions over the sum of aggregate business gross income or gain of the taxpayer plus $255,000.

Rachel is an engineer who practices as a sole proprietor. This year, Rachel had net business income of $400,000 from her business. Assume that Rachel pays $150,000 wages to her employees, she has $20,000 of property (unadjusted basis of equipment she purchased last year), she has no capital gains, and her taxable income before the deduction for qualified business income is $380,000. Calculate Rachel's deduction for qualified business income.

This year Tiffanie files as a single taxpayer. Tiffanie received $67,700 of salary and paid $3,200 of qualified educational interest. This year Tiffanie paid moving expenses of $5,000 and received $9,800 of alimony (from her ex-husband, whom she divorced in 2012). What is Tiffanie's AGI?

This year Kelly bought a new auto for $20,000 plus $1,650 in state and local sales taxes. Besides this sales tax, Kelly also paid $8,260 in state income taxes and had mortgage interest of $5,500 ($400,000 acquisition indebtedness on her residence). If Kelly files single with AGI of $56,000, what amount of itemized deductions will she be eligible to claim?