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Charles is employed as a full-time high school teacher. The school district wher

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Question

Charles is employed as a full-time high school teacher. The school district where he works recently instituted a policy requiring all of its teachers to start working on a master’s degree. Pursuant to this new rule, Charles spent most of the summer of 2010 taking graduate courses at an out-of-town university. His expenses are as follows:
Tuition $4,600
Books and course materials 1,200
Lodging 1,400
Meals 2,100
Laundry and dry cleaning 180
Campus parking 200
In addition, Charles drove his personal automobile 1,800 miles in connection with the education. He uses the automatic mileage method.
a. How much, if any, of these expenses might qualify as deductions for AGI?
b. How much, if any, of these expenses might quality as deductions from AGI?

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