Kerri,a Single Taxpayer Who Itemizes Deductions on Schedule A,incurs $15,000

question 64

Essay

Kerri,a single taxpayer who itemizes deductions on Schedule A,incurs $15,000 of interest expense on funds borrowed to acquire taxable bonds.Kerri also has $20,000 of taxable interest income for the year.Assume Kerri is in a 30% marginal tax bracket.How much of the interest expense can she deduct? Assuming the same facts except that the $20,000 of investment income is a qualifying dividend rather than taxable interest income,what should Kerry do if she wants to minimize her current year tax liability?

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