Which of the following items is not a miscellaneous itemized deduction? O 1) Safe-deposit box rental to hold investments 2) Hobby expenses 3) Investment advice 4) Tax preparation fees 5) All of the above are miscellaneous itemized deductions, and not allowed after 2017 Murray was late for a business lunch and parked his car in front of a fire hydrant; he was issued a parking ticket. The lunch was $40 and the parking ticket was $250. He can deduct $270 for the lunch, half the cost of the meal and the full cost of the parking ticket. 1) True 2) False A data entry employee who is blind buys a screen reader to use with his computer to accomplish his work. The cost of the screen reader is deductible. 1) True 2) False