Sandra Is Single and Does Considerable Business Entertaining at Home

question 26

Multiple Choice

Sandra is single and does considerable business entertaining at home. Because Arthur, Sandra's 80-year-old dependent grandfather who lived with Sandra, needs medical and nursing care, he moved to Twilight Nursing Home. During the year, Sandra made the following payments on behalf of Arthur: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Room at Twilight } & \$ 4,500 \\\text { Meals for Arthur at Twilight } & 850 \\\text { Doctor and nurse fees } & 700 \\\text { Cable TV service for Arthur's room } & 107 \\\text { Total }&\$6,157\end{array}$ Twilight has medical staff in residence. Disregarding the AGI floor, how much, if any, of these expenses qualify for a medical deduction by Sandra?

• A) $6,157
• B) $6,050
• C) $5,200
• D) $1,550
• E) None of these

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