US Citizen Patrick Is a Bona Fide Resident of a Foreign

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Multiple Choice

U.S. citizen Patrick is a bona fide resident of a foreign country for all of the current year. Patrick uses a calendar year as his tax year. He has $100,000 of self-employment income and incurs $20,000 in housing expenses. The base housing cost amount is $17,216. The deduction for housing expenses is

• A)$16,624 for AGI.
• B)$16,624 from AGI.
• C)$2,784 for AGI.
• D)$6,816 from AGI.

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Definitions:

Population Mean

The average of all the data points in a population, representing the central tendency of the entire population's values.

Sample Mean

The average value of a set of data points taken from a sample of a larger population.

Population Parameter

A numerical value that represents a characteristic or feature of an entire population.

Confidence Coefficient

The probability that a confidence interval contains the true population parameter, typically expressed as a percentage.