Sandra Is Single and Does a Lot of Business Entertaining

question 13

Multiple Choice

Sandra is single and does a lot of business entertaining at home.Because Arthur,Sandra's 80-year old dependent grandfather who lived with Sandra,needs medical and nursing care,he moved to Twilight Nursing Home.During the year,Sandra made the following payments on behalf of Arthur:
Room at Twilight
$4,500
Meals for Arthur at Twilight
850
Doctor and nurse fees
700
Cable TV service for Arthur's room
107
Total
$6,157
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Twilight has medical staff in residence.Disregarding the AGI floor,how much,if any,of these expenses qualify for a medical deduction by Sandra?

• A)$6,157
• B)$6,050
• C)$5,200
• D)$1,550
• E)None of the above

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