Antonio Reported the Following Itemized Deductions on His 2017 Tax

question 56

Essay

Antonio reported the following itemized deductions on his 2017 tax return.His AGI for 2017 was $95,000.The mortgage interest is all qualified mortgage interest to purchase his personal residence.For AMT,compute his total adjustment for itemized deductions.
$\begin{array}{lr}\text {Medical expenses (before \( 10.0 \% \) of AGI floor) }&\$8,500\\\text { State income taxes}&\$6,500\\\text {Home mortgage interest }&\$14,500\\\text {Charitable contributions }&\$3,500\\\text { Miscellaneous itemized deductions (before } 2 \% \text { of AGI floor) }&\$2,800\end{array}$

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