Ben is employed as a carpenter and his wife, marilyn, is a self-employed consultant. besides ben’s salary, ben and marilyn own a condominium that they rent to tourists and do not use personally. this year they paid $2,200 for utilities in the condo. marilyn also paid self-employment tax of $4,200 and ben had $3,000 of social security taxes withheld from his pay. which of the following is a true statement? a. one-half of ben's social security tax is deductible for agi
b. the cost of utilities is deductible for agi
c. marilyn's self-employment tax is not deductible
d. only the $2,200 utility bill is deductible for agi
e. none of the above is true

In 2018, laureen is currently single. she paid $2,800 of qualified tuition and related expenses for each of her twin daughters sheri and meri to attend state university as freshmen ($2,800 each for a total of $5,600). sheri and meri qualify as laureen’s dependents. laureen also paid $1,900 for her son ryan’s (also laureen’s dependent) tuition and related expenses to attend his junior year at state university. finally, laureen paid $1,200 for herself to attend seminars at a community college to her improve her job skills.what is the maximum amount of education credits laureen can claim for these expenditures in each of the following alternative scenarios? a. laureen's agi is $45,000.b. laureen’s agi is $95,000.c. laureen’s agi is $45,000 and laureen paid $12,000 (not $1,900) for ryan to attend graduate school (i.e, his fifth year, not his junior year).