Janice, age 22, is a student who earns $10,000 working part-time at the college ice cream shop

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Janice, age 22, is a student who earns $10,000 working part-time at the college ice cream shop in 2018. She has no other income. Her medical expenses for the year total $3,000. During the year, she suffers a casualty loss of $3,500 when her apartment is damaged by flood waters (part of a Federally declared disaster area). Janice contributes $2,500 to her church. On the advice of her parents, Janice is trying to decide whether to contribute $1,000 to the traditional IRA her parents set up for her. What effect would the IRA contribution have on Janice's itemized deductions?

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South-Western Federal Taxation 2019 Comprehensive

ISBN: 9781337703017

42th Edition

Authors: David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, William H. Hoffman, James C. Young

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