Complete Question:
Jon is a cash-basis taxpayer and has adjusted gross income of $40,000 in 2018. During the year he incurred and paid the following medical expenses.
Drugs and medicines prescribed by doctors $300
Health insurance premiums $750
Doctors' fees $2,250
Eyeglasses $75
How much medical expense can he deduct as itemized deduction?
Answer:
Jon
Medical expense that Jon can deduct as itemized deduction:
= $375
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Adjusted gross income = $40,000
Incurred medical expenses:
Drugs and medicines prescribed by doctors $300
Health insurance premiums $750
Doctors' fees $2,250
Eyeglasses $75
Total = $3,375
Under Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the medical expenses which can be deducted as an itemized deduction on the federal income tax return are only to the extent that they exceed 7.5% of adjusted gross income (AGI).
7.5% of $40,000 = $3,000
Therefore, Jon can itemize deduction of $375 in medical expense.
The evaluating alternatives part of the decision-making process!
Answer: b. shoe-leather costs
Explanation:
This is the shoe-leather cost inflation. It refers to the time and effort expended by people to ensure that they are able to avoid their cash losing too much value to inflation. Includes for instance, going to the bank multiple times because you are holding little cash on hand so it does not lose value.
It is named shoe-leather costs as a play on words because it is assumed that the time and effort put will result in walking around alot and degrading the quality of your shoes.
Open-ended credit is credit that can be used repeatedly.
Example: A credit card
Close-ended credit is credit that has to be paid in full by a certain date
Example: A house loan (mortgage)
