CCH Federal Taxation-Comprehensive Topics 35. Beth, who is single, redeems her Series EE . bonds. She receives $12,000, consisting of $8,000 principal and $4,000 interest. Beth's qualified educational expenses total $16,500. Further, Beth's adjusted gross income for the year is $40,000. Determine what, if any, interest income Beth must include in her gross income. 36. Linda Sue Carr worked for a large food brokerage firm. In January of this year she was terminated. After a court battle Linda Sue was reinstated in her job and received from the firm in November $7,500 in punitive damages. Must Linda Sue include the $7,500 in punitive damages in her 2019 gross income? 37. Steven Spokesman, a high school teacher in a local school district, was fired for publicly criticizing the local school district. The cour 11 . freedom of speech had