Arnold Is Employed as an Assistant Manager in the Furniture

question 6

Essay

Arnold is employed as an assistant manager in the furniture division of a national chain of department stores.He is a recent college graduate with a degree in marketing.During 2016,he enrolls in the evening MBA program of a local university and incurs the following expenses: tuition,$4,200;books and computer supplies,$800;transportation expense to and from the university,$450;and meals while on campus,$400.Arnold is single and his annual AGI is $64,000.As to these expenses,what are Arnold's:
a.Deductions for AGI?
b.Deductions from AGI?

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Definitions:

External Oblique

A muscle located on the lateral part of the abdomen, part of the abdominal wall muscles, that aids in rotation and lateral flexion of the torso.

Internal Oblique

A muscle in the abdominal wall that lies below the external oblique and just above the transverse abdominal muscles, functioning to rotate and turn the trunk.

Lateral Leg Muscles

Muscles located on the outside part of the leg, involved in movement and stabilization of the leg.

Dorsiflexion

The action of lifting the foot upwards towards the shin.