Dan and Sue Hill File a Joint Tax Return and Elect

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Essay

Dan and Sue Hill file a joint tax return and elect to itemize their deductions.For 20X7,the Hills received the following income items: (1)$150,000 salary,(2)$3,000 long-term capital gain,and (3)$1,500 interest income.Other than these amounts,no other events or transactions affected their AGI in 20X7.During the same year,the Hills incurred the following expenses: (1)$500 tax preparation fees,(2)$4,000 investment expenses,and (3)$10,000 additional miscellaneous expenses.Assuming the Hills have a marginal tax rate of 30 percent,what is the tax benefit they receive from the investment expenses they paid?

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