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In each of the following independent cases, indicate the amount (1) deductible for AGI, (2) deductible from AGI, and (3) deductible neither for nor from AGI before considering income limitations or the standard deduction. (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

a. Ted paid $83 rent on a safety deposit box at the bank. In this box he kept the few shares of stock that he owned.

b. Tyler paid $124 for minor repairs to the fence at a rental house he owned.

c. Timmy paid $915 for health insurance premiums this year (not through an exchange and not with pre-tax dollars). Timmy is employed full-time and his employer paid the remaining premiums as a qualified fringe benefit.

d. Tess paid $2,080 of state income taxes on her consulting income.

Deductible for AGI	____
Deductible from AGI	____
Not Deductible	____

Answer 1

A)

Deductible for AGI	$0
Deductible from AGI	$83
Not deductible	$0

Explanation:- Deduction from AGI - investment Expense deducted as a miscellaneous itemized deduction.

B)

Deductible for AGI	$124
Deductible from AGI	$0
Not deductible	$0

Explanation:- Deduction for AGI - rent, royalty and Expense.

C)

Deductible for AGI	$0
Deductible from AGI	$915
Not deductible	$0D)

Explanation:- The health insurance is from AGI- medical itemized deduction but subject to an AGI floor limitation.

D)

Deductible for AGI	$0
Deductible from AGI	$2080
Not deductible	$0

Explanation:- state income taxes are deductible from AGI(an itemized deduction)