Calculate the amount of doug deductible expenses


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

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Question: Calculate the amount of Doug's deductible expenses

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