Problem:
Doug incurred and paid the following expenses during the year :
- $50 for a ticket for running a red light while he was commuting to work
- $100 for a ticket for parking in a handicapped parking space
- $200 to an attorney to represent him in traffic court as to the two tickets
- $500 to an attorney to draft an agreement with a tenant for a one year lease on an apartment that Doug owns
- $1000 to an attorney to negotiate a reduction in his child support payments
- $2500 to an attorney to negotiate a reduction in his qualified alimony payments to a former spouse
Required:
Question: Calculate the amount of Doug's deductible expenses
Note: Please show how to work it out.