Marys AGI for the year is $30,000. She paid the following amounts during the current year:

Amount Purpose

$2,500 Interest on $100,000 mortgage to acquire personal residence

550 Points paid to obtain the mortgage

850 Interest on auto loan (auto is used 100% for personal purposes)

Marys current year interest itemized deduction after any applicable floor is:

a. $3,900.

b. $3,350.

c. $3,050.

d. $2,500.

e. none of the above.

2. Jons AGI for the year is $40,000. He paid the following amounts during the current year:

Amount Purpose

$150 Interest on business-related loan

325 Finance charges paid on credit cards

550 Interest on loan used to purchase municipal bonds

Jons current year interest itemized deduction after any applicable floor is:

a. $0.

b. $150.

c. $550.

d. $1,025.

e. none of the above.

3. Devons AGI for the year is $50,000. Devon paid the following amounts during the current year:

Amount Purpose

$3,750 Interest on $150,000 mortgage to acquire rental property

1,000 Interest on $35,000 home equity loan

1,750 Interest on Devons sister's home mortgage. His sister was laid off from her job and was unable to make her home mortgage payments. Devon is not an official co-signer on the loan.

Devons current year interest itemized deduction after any applicable floor is:

a. $6,500.

b. $2,750.

c. $1,000.

d. $0.

e. none of the above.

4. In 2019, Shasta paid monthly escrow payments totaling $3,600 (i.e., $300 per month) to her mortgage company to cover her real estate taxes for the year. The mortgage company used the funds in Shastas escrow account to pay her real estate tax bill of $3,400 on October 1, 2019. Shastas AGI is $40,000. Her itemized deduction for taxes after any applicable floor is:

a. $3,600.

b. $3.400.

c. $2,700.

d. $0.

e. none of the above.