Sandra Is Single and Does a Lot of Business Entertaining

question 87

Multiple Choice

Sandra is single and does a lot of business entertaining at home.Because Arthur,Sandra's 80­year 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: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Room at Twilight } & \$ 4,500 \\\text { Meals for Arthur at Twilight } & 850 \\\text { Doctor and nurse fees } & 700 \\\text { Cable TV service for Arthur's room } & 107 \\\text { Total } & \$ 6,157\end{array}$ 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 these

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