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McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 3rd Edition by Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

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McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 3rd Edition by Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

Edition 3ISBN: 9780078111068
Exercise 70
Mickey and Jenny Porter file a joint tax return, and they itemize deductions.The Porters incur $2,000 in employment-related miscellaneous itemized deductions.They also incur $3,000 of investment interest expense during the year.The Porters' income for the year consists of $150,000 in salary, and $2,500 of interest income.
a.What is the amount of the Porters' investment interest expense deduction for the year?
b.What would their investment interest expense deduction be if they also had a ($2,000) long-term capital loss?
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