Flashcards in Taxes: Deductions - for AGI Deck (6)
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Taxes:
Deductions - for AGI
Business Expenses
Form 1040
AGI = Adjusted Gross Income
Business Expenses
- are deductible for AGI
- anything associated with "trade"
- also for rent and royalty even if no "trade"
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Taxes:
Deductions - for AGI
Non-Business Expenses
Non-Business Expenses
- Alimony
- 1/2 Self Employment Tax
- 100% Medical Insurance Premiums by Self Employed (including self and dependents)
- Same for Long Term Care
- Moving Expenses
- IRA (Keogh) contributions and other self-employed IRAs
- Interest on Student Loans
- Contributions to health savings accounts
- Attorneys fees and court costs for discrimination suits
- penalties for early withdrawal from savings
- Domestic productive activities deductions
- forfeited interest on early withdrawals
- repayment of jury pay
- expenses associated with reforestation, clean fuels, and performing artists
- Qualified higher education
- certain executor expenses
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Taxes:
Deductions - for AGI
Moving Expenses
Moving Expenses
- associated with job change or new job
- must be 50 miles away
- active at new job for substantial time (39 weeks/next 12 months)
- qualifying expenses: anything reasonable to move possessions and transportation costs (not meals)
for the move, use of car, storing and insuring for 30 days
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Taxes:
Deductions - for AGI
Student Loan Interest
Student Loan Interest
- limit $2,500 of interest otherwise not deductible
- phased out
- if parent claims as dependent, parent can deduct
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Taxes:
Deductions - for AGI
Qualified Higher Education
Qualified Higher Education
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