This Fall Marsha and Jeff Paid $5,000 for Their Son

question 62

Multiple Choice

This fall Marsha and Jeff paid $5,000 for their son Josh's tuition and fees at State University (a qualified education institution) . They also paid $1,000 for Josh's books. How much of these two payments can Marsha and Jeff deduct this year, assuming Josh is their dependent and their modified AGI is $135,000? (Assume the 2016 rules apply for purposes of the qualified education expense deduction.)

• A) Marsha and Jeff can deduct $2,000 for AGI.
• B) Marsha and Jeff can deduct $4,000 for AGI.
• C) Marsha and Jeff can deduct $2,500 for AGI.
• D) Marsha and Jeff can deduct $5,000 for AGI.
• E) None - the tuition is not deductible.

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Definitions:

Delayed Reinforcement

A strategy in which the reward or consequence for a behavior is presented after a significant time lapse, affecting the conditioning process.

Reinforcement

In psychology and organizational behavior, the process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering rewards or consequences.

Immediately

Refers to something happening without delay or instantly.

Continuously

Ongoing without interruption or cease, typically used to describe processes or operations that do not stop or pause.