1) Answer T or F for the following

a) Medical expenses for the year are to be reduced by any insurance reimbursement that is expected to be received in the future in order to arrive at the current deduction.

b) The full-cost of home-related capital expenditures paid to enable a physically disabled individual to live independently qualifies as a medical expense, but is still subject to the 10% of AGI floor limitation.

c) Appraisal costs associated with determining the increase in value of a residence due to capital expenditures undertaken for medical reasons are deductible as a medical expense.

d) If the seller of a residence during the year pays more than her prorate share of the real estate taxes, the buyer must increase his basis in the home by the "excess".

e) When arriving at the taxpayer's net investment income in calculating the deduction for investment interest expense for the year, miscellaneous "investment expenses" are disallowed before any non-investment expenses when applying the 2% of AGI floor.

f) points paid to refinance an existing home mortgage are fully deductible in the year of payment.

g) A taxpayer who gives cash directly to a needy individual will be able to claim a charitable contribution, subject to AGI limits.

h) No deduction is allowed for the value of one's services contributed to a charity.