In the Current Year, Rene Rogers Has Adjusted Gross Income

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Essay

In the current year, Rene Rogers has adjusted gross income of $40,000. She has medical expenses of $5,000 and $3,000 of miscellaneous itemized deductions subject to the two-percent-of-AGI limit. In addition, she has a casualty loss of $6,000 and state income taxes of $1,500. Compute the deductible amounts of these items for regular tax purposes.

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