Why Are Deductions of Individual Taxpayers Broken Down into These

question 60

Multiple Choice

Why are deductions of individual taxpayers broken down into these two groups: (1) deductions for A.G.I.and (2) deductions from A.G.I.?

• A)To separate business and nonbusiness deductions
• B)To distinguish self-employment expenses from employee expenses
• C)To provide for simplification and reduce the number of taxpayers who itemize their deductions
• D)To distinguish corporate taxpayers from non-corporate taxpayers

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