Christie sued her former employer for a back injury she suffered on the job in 2014. As a result of the injury, she was partially disabled. In 2015, she received $240,000 for her loss of future income, $160,000 in punitive damages because of the employer's flagrant disregard for the employee's safety, and $15,000 for medical expenses. The medical expenses were deducted on her 2014 return, reducing her taxable income by $12,000. Christie's 2015 gross income from the above is:

Christie sued her former employer for a back injury she suffered on the job in 2014. As a result of the injury, she was partially disabled. In 2015, she received $240,000 for her loss of future income, $160,000 in punitive damages because of the employer's flagrant disregard for the employee's safety, and $15,000 for medical expenses. The medical expenses were deducted on her 2014 return, reducing her taxable income by $12,000. Christie's 2015 gross income from the above is:

Christie sued her former employer for a back injury she suffered on the job in 2014. As a result of the injury, she was partially disabled. In 2015, she received $240,000 for her loss of future income, $160,000 in punitive damages because of the employer's flagrant disregard for the employee's safety, and $15,000 for medical expenses. The medical expenses were deducted on her 2014 return, reducing her taxable income by $12,000. Christie's 2015 gross income from the above is:



a. $415,000.
b. $412,000.
c. $255,000.
d. $175,000.
e. $172,000.


Answer: e


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