Douglas and Dena Paid the Following Amounts of Interest During

question 12

Essay

Douglas and Dena paid the following amounts of interest during 2013:
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Qualified home mortgage interest } & \$ 13,000 \\\text { Other consumer interest } & \$ 5,000 \\\text { Investment interest } & \$ 10,000\end{array}$ no investment income)
a.Calculate the amount of their allowable deduction for investment interest for 2013.
b.Calculate the amount of Douglas and Dena's total allowable deduction for interest for 2013.

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