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Lionel is an unmarried law student at State University Law School, a qualified educational institution. This year Lionel borrowed $27,000 from County Bank and paid interest of $1,620. Lionel used the loan proceeds to pay his law school tuition. Calculate the amounts Lionel can deduct for higher education expenses and interest on higher-education loans under the following circumstances:
a. Lionel's AGI before deducting interest on higher-education loans is $50,000.
b. Lionel's AGI before deducting interest on higher-education loans is $79,000.
c. Lionel's AGI before deducting interest on higher-education loans is $90,000.
For 2020, the maximum deduction for Tution fees for MAGI upto $65000 is $4,000, |
For MAGI between $65,001 and $80,000 the deduction is $2,000 |
and for MAGI above $80,000 it is nil. |
The student loan interest deduction is max $2,500, so Lionel will get deduction of $1620 of student loan interest. |
Calculation s; | AGI | Tutuion fee deduction | Student loan interest deduction | Total Deduction |
a. AGI before interest & Tution fees deduction is $50,000 | $ 50,000.00 | $ 4,000.00 | $ 1,620.00 | $ 5,620.00 |
b. AGI before interest & Tution fees deduction is $79,000 | $ 79,000.00 | $ 2,000.00 | $ 1,620.00 | $ 3,620.00 |
c. AGI before interest & Tution fees deduction is $90,000 | $ 90,000.00 | - | $ 1,620.00 | $ 1,620.00 |