Bruce is employed as an executive and his wife, Marie, is a self-employed realtor. Besides Bruce's salary, Bruce and Marie own a warehouse that they rent to a local business for storage. This year they paid $1,250 for electric service in the warehouse. Marie also paid self-employment tax of $6,200 and Bruce had $7,000 of Social Security taxes withheld from his pay. Marie paid a $45 fee to rent a safe-deposit box to store records associated with her realty operation. Which of the following is a true statement?

Bruce is employed as an executive and his wife, Marie, is a self-employed realtor. Besides Bruce's salary, Bruce and Marie own a warehouse that they rent to a local business for storage. This year they paid $1,250 for electric service in the warehouse. Marie also paid self-employment tax of $6,200 and Bruce had $7,000 of Social Security taxes withheld from his pay. Marie paid a $45 fee to rent a safe-deposit box to store records associated with her realty operation. Which of the following is a true statement?

Bruce is employed as an executive and his wife, Marie, is a self-employed realtor. Besides Bruce's salary, Bruce and Marie own a warehouse that they rent to a local business for storage. This year they paid $1,250 for electric service in the warehouse. Marie also paid self-employment tax of $6,200 and Bruce had $7,000 of Social Security taxes withheld from his pay. Marie paid a $45 fee to rent a safe-deposit box to store records associated with her realty operation. Which of the following is a true statement?


A) One-half of the Social Security tax is deductible for AGI.

B) Only the electric bill is deductible for AGI.

C) The self-employment tax is not deductible.

D) The safe-deposit fee and the electric bill are deductible for AGI.

E) None of the choices are correct.


Answer: D


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