The § 222 Deduction for Tuition and Related Expenses Is

question 101

Multiple Choice

The § 222 deduction for tuition and related expenses is available:

• A) Only if the taxpayer itemizes deductions from AGI.
• B) To deduct that portion of the tuition in excess of that allowed under the lifetime learning credit.
• C) To cover the tuition of a son who does not qualify as taxpayer's dependent.
• D) Only if job related.
• E) None of these.

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Definitions:

Variable Cost

Overheads that see variation directly aligned with output quantities.

Operating Leverage

The degree to which a company can increase its profits by increasing sales, highlighting the fixed versus variable costs structure.

Base-Case Scenario

In financial modeling and decision making, it refers to the standard set of assumptions used as a baseline for projecting the financial performance or outcome of a project.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income, indicating the percentage of fixed versus variable costs that a company has.