Question

Elijah 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 2018 taking graduate courses at an out-of-town university. His 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. How much, if any, of these expenses, might qualify as deductions for AGI? How much, if any, of these expenses, might qualify as deductions from AGI?

Answer 1

1.How much, if any, of these expenses, might qualify as deductions for AGI?

Tuition (subject to limitation)	Yes
Lodging	No
Auto mileage	No
Campus parking	No
Books and course materials	No
Laundry and dry cleaning	No
Meals	No

2.How much, if any, of these expenses, might qualify as deductions from AGI?

Tuition (6600-4000)	2,600
Lodging	1,700
Auto mileage (2200*.535)	1,177
Campus parking	300
Books and course materials	1,500
Laundry and dry cleaning	200
Meals (subject to 50% limit)	1,100
Deduction from AGI	8,577