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For the past two years, Greg, a Korean American, has worked as a high school phy

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Question

For the past two years, Greg, a Korean American, has worked as a high school physical education teacher. He is also a body-builder and a part-time graduate student in educational technology at Illinois State University. In preparing for a masters thesis he has decided to participate in Big Gun's World Body-building training program and analyzing advanced technology used to help students absorb physical education. The Big Gun's training program has a regular faculty, curriculum, an enrolled body of students, and advanced technology in its gym equipment. Greg earned $4,000 during the fall 2015 as a body-builder by coming in second in the state contest. Greg paid $3,000 in spring 2015 for his masters’ degree tuition at Illinois State University for one class on advanced computer technology and another $5,000 to participate at Big Gun's. How much can Greg deduct? Greg knows about relevant educational tax credits and wants you to focus just on the deductions. Support your answer with Internal Revenue Codes, Revenue Rulings, or Treasury Regulations.

Explanation / Answer

For the past two years, Greg, a Korean American, has worked as a high school phy