Ruth Is a Self-Employed Surgeon and Is Required to Take

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Essay

Ruth is a self-employed surgeon and is required to take a week of continuing medical education every year to keep her license. This year she paid $2,000 in course fees for her continuing medical education in Honolulu. She also paid $1,500 for airfare and a hotel room and $400 for meals. What is the total amount she can deduct on her Schedule C related to these expenses?

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Definitions:

Immunotherapy

A treatment that uses certain parts of a person’s immune system to fight diseases such as cancer by boosting the body's natural defenses or by making synthetic immune system proteins.

Passive Immunity

Immunity acquired by the transfer of antibodies from another individual, as through maternal antibodies to the fetus or by the administration of an antibody-containing preparation (immunoglobulin).

Active Immunity

Immunity that occurs after exposure to an antigen as a result of the immune response.

Breast Cancer

A type of cancer that forms in the cells of the breasts, potentially leading to lumps, changes in shape or texture, and other symptoms.